Jaime Tartar, Ph.D. is an O2X Sleep & Fatigue Management Specialist and President's Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience at Nova Southeastern University (NSU), where she serves as Chair of the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience.

Dr. Tartar received her Ph.D. in Psychology in the Behavioral Neuroscience concentration from the University of Florida, focusing on long-term neurobiological adaptations in stress-response systems and the development of translational animal models of stress. During graduate school, she also served for six years in the U.S. Army Reserves. She completed postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School, where she investigated the neurological consequences of sleep perturbations using in vitro electrophysiological techniques and received additional training in Sleep Medicine.

Dr. Tartar has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed scientific publications and multiple book chapters spanning sleep, stress biology, cognitive performance, and human readiness. Her work includes studies involving tactical populations, athletes, and professional fighters, as well as large-scale translational and industry-sponsored trials. She has received external research funding from organizations including the Department of Education, Department of Defense, NSF-supported collaborations, and industry partners, supporting over $1 million in sponsored research activity.

She is a TEDx speaker, delivered the NSU Commencement Address (2021), and has served as keynote speaker for multiple academic and professional conferences, including the Miami Dade College Research Symposium. She was named NSU Professor of the Year (2018) and previously received the NSU Excellence in Teaching Award.

Based on her expertise in sleep, stress physiology, and performance neuroscience, Dr. Tartar consults with multiple national organizations. She contributes to research design initiatives with Radicle Science, serves as a scientific advisor to Enchanted Wave, LLC and Optimal Performance, LLC, and has previously served on the scientific advisory board of the National Academy of Sports Medicine. She is a current  Advisory Board Member of The International Society for Sports Nutrition and The international Society for Exercise Neuroscience.  She also regularly contributes as a scientific reviewer for federal agencies including NASA.

Dr. Tartar is the Co-Founder and CEO of the Society for Sports Neuroscience, an international academic organization advancing research at the intersection of brain health and performance. Her current research focuses on sleep as a modifiable mechanism linking stress biology, cognitive function, microbiome signaling, and human performance in both clinical and high-demand operational populations.