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Dr. Glenn J. Landry, PhD

Sleep and circadian rhythms scientist. Founder, NEOS Performance. Delta, British Columbia, Canada.

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Dr. Glenn J. Landry, PhD, sleep and circadian rhythms scientist

Who he is

Dr. Glenn J. Landry, PhD, is a sleep and circadian rhythms scientist in Delta, British Columbia, with 30 years in sleep science. In 2014 he founded the practice that has become NEOS Performance, which coaches executives, shift workers, first responders and organizations to sleep better, using each person’s own wearable data (Oura Ring, Fitbit or Apple Watch) and the timing of their day. He holds a PhD in Psychology from Simon Fraser University, completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of British Columbia, and created the Surviving Shift Work® course. He is a scientist, not a physician: he doesn’t diagnose or prescribe, and he works alongside your doctor.

“It’s not just what you do for your sleep. It’s when you do it.”

Quick facts

Quick facts about Dr. Glenn J. Landry, PhD
Full name Dr. Glenn J. Landry, PhD (research papers list him as Landry GJ)
Title Sleep and circadian rhythms scientist; Founder, NEOS Performance
Based in Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Experience 30 years in sleep science
PhD Psychology, Simon Fraser University, 2013. Graduate research supervised by Dr. Ralph Mistlberger
M.A. Psychology, Simon Fraser University, 2006
B.A. B.A. (Honours in Psychology; double major in English and Psychology), Simon Fraser University, 1999
Postdoctoral fellowship University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, 2013 to 2018 (CIHR postdoctoral fellow)
Company Founded in 2014 the practice that has become NEOS Performance
Known for The Elite Sleep® method and talks; the Surviving Shift Work® course; more than 30 YPO sessions in 11 countries since 2021
Trademarks Surviving Shift Work® (registered in Canada in 2024) and Elite Sleep® (registered in Canada in 2025)
Research record 34 research items · 1,741 citations · h-index 19 (ResearchGate, as of October 2026)
Profiles ORCIDResearchGateLinkedInWikidata

Career

  1. 2006 and 2013

    Graduate research, Simon Fraser University

    M.A. (2006) and PhD (2013) in Psychology, studying how the body clock is set (entrained) by light, food and activity, supervised by Dr. Ralph Mistlberger. Doctoral thesis: “Neural Mechanisms of Food-Anticipatory Circadian Rhythms in Rats” (2013).

  2. 2013 to 2018

    Postdoctoral fellowship, University of British Columbia

    CIHR postdoctoral fellow in the Faculty of Medicine, in Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose’s lab, studying sleep, aging and cognition.

  3. 2014

    Founded the practice that has become NEOS Performance

    Alongside his UBC postdoc, Dr. Landry began translating sleep and circadian science into talks and coaching. The same year he published “Buying time”, on using circadian rhythm and sleep interventions to delay cognitive decline.

  4. 2016 to 2019

    Director of Sleep Science, Synaptitude Brain Health, Vancouver

    Assessed and coached clients’ circadian rhythms and sleep (from 2015), working alongside brain-imaging, genetics, physical-health and nutrition specialists in a brain-health program.

  5. 2018

    Created the seminar that became Surviving Shift Work®

    A two-day circadian rhythm and sleep seminar for BC paramedics and dispatchers (13 CME credits), delivered in Victoria, Burnaby and Kelowna.

2018 to today

  1. 2019

    Elite Sleep® and incorporation

    From January 2019 the practice operated as Elite Sleep®, with its first website at elitesleep.ca. CRS Circadian Rhythms and Sleep Inc. was incorporated in British Columbia on 1 May 2019.

  2. 2021

    Surviving Shift Work® goes online; YPO sessions begin

    Surviving Shift Work® became an online course. Since 2021 Dr. Landry has led more than 30 sessions for YPO chapters and forums in 11 countries.

  3. 2024

    NEOS Performance

    The practice began trading publicly as NEOS Performance. Surviving Shift Work® was registered as a Canadian trademark.

  4. 2025

    Elite Sleep® registered

    Elite Sleep® was registered as a Canadian trademark.

  5. 2026

    Elite Sleep® Coach (AI-Assisted)

    The Elite Sleep® method applied to your own sleep data: a personal report in MyNEOS every two weeks, from your Oura Ring, Fitbit or Apple Watch.

    See Elite Sleep® Coach

Where Surviving Shift Work® came from

Surviving Shift Work® grew out of the two-day circadian rhythm and sleep seminar Dr. Landry created for BC paramedics and dispatchers in 2018 (13 CME credits, delivered in Victoria, Burnaby and Kelowna), and became an online course in 2021. See the Surviving Shift Work® course

Published research

Dr. Landry’s published work spans body-clock science (his graduate research) and sleep, aging and shift work (his postdoctoral research and since). Full record: ORCID and ResearchGate (34 research items, 1,741 citations, h-index 19, as of October 2026).

Selected papers

  1. Landry GJ, Liu-Ambrose T. Buying time: a rationale for examining the use of circadian rhythm and sleep interventions to delay progression of mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2014. doi:10.3389/fnagi.2014.00325 (open access)
  2. Landry GJ, Best JR, Liu-Ambrose T. Measuring sleep quality in older adults: a comparison using subjective and objective methods. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2015. doi:10.3389/fnagi.2015.00166 (open access)
  3. Landry GJ, Falck RS, Beets MW, Liu-Ambrose T. Measuring physical activity in older adults: calibrating cut-points for the MotionWatch 8. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2015. doi:10.3389/fnagi.2015.00165 (open access)
Six more papers
  1. Hall AL, Smit AN, Mistlberger RE, Landry GJ, Koehoorn M. Organisational characteristics associated with shift work practices and potential opportunities for intervention: findings from a Canadian study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2016. doi:10.1136/oemed-2016-103664
  2. Falck RS, Davis JC, Best JR, Li LC, Chan PCY, Wyrough AB, Landry GJ, Liu-Ambrose T. Buying time: a proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial to improve sleep quality and cognitive function among older adults with mild cognitive impairment. Trials, 2018. doi:10.1186/s13063-018-2837-7 (open access)
  3. Best JR, Falck RS, Landry GJ, Liu-Ambrose T. Analysis of dynamic, bidirectional associations in older adult physical activity and sleep quality. Journal of Sleep Research, 2018. doi:10.1111/jsr.12769
  4. Landry GJ, Opiol H, Marchant EG, Pavlovski I, Mear RJ, Hamson DK, Mistlberger RE. Scheduled daily mating induces circadian anticipatory activity rhythms in the male rat. PLoS ONE, 2012. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040895 (open access)
  5. Landry GJ, Kent BA, Patton DF, Jaholkowski M, Marchant EG, Mistlberger RE. Evidence for time-of-day dependent effect of neurotoxic dorsomedial hypothalamic lesions on food anticipatory circadian rhythms in rats. PLoS ONE, 2011. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0024187 (open access)
  6. Mistlberger RE, Yamazaki S, Pendergast JS, Landry GJ, Takumi T, Nakamura W. Comment on “Differential rescue of light- and food-entrainable circadian rhythms”. Science, 2008. doi:10.1126/science.1161284

Doctoral thesis: “Neural Mechanisms of Food-Anticipatory Circadian Rhythms in Rats”, Simon Fraser University, 2013.

Talks, podcasts and media

Conferences and professional talks

  • Alzheimer Society of British Columbia. “Circadian Rhythms, Sleep & Dementia”. February 2014
  • Vancouver Falls Prevention Clinic Symposium. “Sleep and Cognition”. 18 November 2015
  • Canadian Sleep Society symposium, Calgary. “Relationship between sleep quality and cognitive function in older adults”, in the symposium “Sleep and the Aging Brain”. April 2017
  • 26th John K. Friesen Conference (SFU Gerontology Research Centre). “Sleep Matters: Improving Sleep Quality for Older Adults”. 19 May 2017
More talks, courses, radio and TV, and podcasts
  • Providence Health Care, leadership program for physicians and leaders in long-term care. “Sleep Matters”. November 2017
  • Keynote, 15th Annual Geriatric Services Conference (Providence Health Care). “Sleep Matters”. 6 April 2018
  • 2019 First Responders Mental Health Conference (WorkSafeBC). Invited session: “Fatigue Risk Management: Circadian Rhythms and Sleep”. 1 February 2019
  • BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Western Educational & Training Conference, Victoria. Session on fatigue risk management. February 2020
  • Sleep Bahiana 2023, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, Brazil. Visiting researcher at the sleep research group’s meeting. 26 October 2023 Bahiana news story (opens in a new tab)
  • CPBI Pacific (Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute). Panel on sleep health and benefits. April 2025

Courses, webinars and open sessions

  • SFU Continuing Studies, Liberal Arts and 55+ Program. Course: “Circadian Rhythms: Why We Sleep”. 2014 and 2016
  • Surviving Shift Work® open two-day public session at SFU. Two-day course, open to the public. 18 and 19 February 2020
  • Ontario Provincial Police Association (OPPA). Three-part Elite Sleep® webinar series. April to June 2022 OPPA announcement (opens in a new tab)
  • Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC. Webinar: “Shift Away From Workplace Fatigue”. 14 February 2023 Webinar page (opens in a new tab)
  • Canadian Chiropractic Association. Webinar: “A to ZZZ’s: The Importance of Sleep for Your Health”. 27 January 2025
  • Wounded Warriors Canada. “Sleep Management Series” online course, developed and taught by Dr. Landry. Online course Course page (opens in a new tab)

Radio and television

Podcasts

Private sessions for organizations

Alongside his public talks, Dr. Landry has delivered well over 100 private sessions since 2015 for organizations that keep their names private: police, fire and paramedic services; Canadian Armed Forces bases; mining, energy and utility companies; legal, professional-services and financial firms; unions; and YPO chapters and forums (more than 30 sessions in 11 countries since 2021). The work includes Elite Sleep® talks and multi-week programs, fatigue-risk management training and Surviving Shift Work® courses.

NEOS Performance is independent and not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by YPO, Inc.

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