Dr Mario Leocadio-Miguel

Assistant Professor

School: Psychology

I am an Assistant Professor in Sleep Science at Northumbria University. My research interests include Neurobiology of Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, Mental Health and Machine Learning. I have a BSc in Physiotherapy, a MSc and a PhD in Human Physiology.

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Key Publications

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Chronotype Profile in Children: A Systematic Review, Silva, R., Schmidt, H., dos Santos, G., Leocadio-Miguel, M., Louzada, F. 1 Jun 2026, In: Sleep and Vigilance
From movement to METs: A validation of ActTrust® for energy expenditure estimation and physical activity classification in young adults, Batista, E., Silva Gomes, S., de Morais Ferreira, A., França, L., Araújo, J., Mortatti, A., Leocadio-Miguel, M. 6 May 2026, In: PLoS One
Habitual lifestyle timing explains circadian timing, but daily lifestyle changes do not, in free-living humans across 2000 days, Smith, B., Pansara, Z., Timmerman, R., Molefi, E., Costa, T., Thornton, C., França, L., Stirling, R., Heaps, S., Karoly, P., Leocadio-Miguel, M., Taylor, P., Leiberg, K., Wang, Y. 26 Jun 2026
L5 onset as a proxy for circadian phase in infants, Buest de Mesquita Silva, R., Holler Pykocz, A., Victoria Leal, H., Leocadio-Miguel, M., Louzada, F. 3 Oct 2026, In: Chronobiology International
Low-latitude environmental regularity supports circadian organisation in blind adults, Pugliane, K., França, L., Leocadio-Miguel, M., Araújo, J. 23 Jun 2026, In: Chronobiology International
Low-latitude environmental regularity sustains non-photic entrainment in blind adults, Pugliane, K., Franca, L., Leocadio-Miguel, M., Araújo, J. 21 Mar 2026
Menstrual cycle irregularity is a biological determinant of mental health independent of sleep in adolescents, Diogo, F., França, L., Leocadio-Miguel, M., Barbosa, M., Azevedo, C. 7 Aug 2026
0030 Sleep Regularity Index and Light Regularity Index in Six-month-old Infants, de Silva, R., Miguel, M., Louzada, F. 19 May 2025, In: Sleep
Consumer wearable devices for sleep measurement: ready for use in sleep research and medicine?, Elder, G., Phillips, A., Voysey, Z., Leocadio-Miguel, M., Hill, E. 10 Dec 2025, In: Advances in Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation
From Movement to METs: A Validation of ActTrust® for Energy Expenditure Estimation and Physical Activity Classification in Young Adults, dos Santos Batista, E., Basilio Gomes, S., de Morais Ferreira, A., Franca, L., Fontenele Araújo, J., Mortatti, A., Leocadio-Miguel, M. 21 May 2025