Spotlight on Research
An Interview with Dr. Stephanie Griggs
Stephanie Griggs, Ph.D., RN is an Assistant Professor in the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University.
Tell us about your sleep research interests.
I am interested in the role of […]
An Interview with Dr. Ariel Williamson
Ariel A. Williamson, PhD, DBSM, (pronouns: she/her/hers) is a psychologist in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at […]
An Interview with Dr. Bubu
Omonigho (Michael) Bubu, MD, PhD, MPH, is a physician-scientist that is focused on Alzheimer’s Disease and sleep research among the Black community. He participated in the AASM […]
A Physician Scientist’s Voyage
Dr. Salma I. Patel is a physician-scientist and an AASM Foundation research grant recipient whose passion for sleep medicine research and education is making a difference in […]
Connecting the Dots Between Sleep and Stroke
Dr. Eric Landsness is a physician scientist and a two-time AASM Foundation research award recipient who is on a quest to identify novel sleep-focused therapies that could enhance sleep and recovery after stroke.
Eric Landsness, MD, […]
Supporting Healthy Sleep Habits for Students of All Ages
The AASM Foundation is joining the AASM in recognition of its first-ever Student Sleep Health Week, which aims to drive awareness of the importance of healthy sleep for students of all […]
Social Workers: Tackling Sleep Health in the Community by Empowering Professionals at the Frontlines
Christine Spadola, PhD, and Danielle Groton, PhD, are recipients of the 2018 Focused Projects Award – Educational. Learn more about how their project is improving sleep health knowledge and training among social work students.
Christine Spadola, […]
A Quest to Address the Sleep Health of Veterans
Mary Beth Miller, PhD, is a recipient of the 2018 Bridge to Success Award, which led to securing a National Institutes of Health career development award.
Heavy drinking and poor sleep health are commonly reported in […]
Connecting the Dots Between Cognition and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Andrew W. Varga, MD, PhD, is a recipient of three AASM Foundation awards that allowed him to secure two large federal grants. Read more about Dr. Varga’s research on how obstructive sleep apnea impacts memory.
Andrew […]
Elucidating the Consequences of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Liver Health
An award recipient’s work leads to larger federal funding
Omar Mesarwi, MD, is an assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. He received the 2017 Physician Scientist Training […]
Better Together
Three award recipients collaborate to make a larger impact on sleep medicine
Three recipients of the 2017 Strategic Research Award have projects that focus on the role of telemedicine, using the AASM SleepTM platform, in the […]
Jessica Levenson, PhD
2017 Focused Projects Award
Dr. Levenson is a Clinical Psychologist and faculty member within the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. She is also affiliated with the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Health […]
Daniel Combs, MD
2016 ABSM Junior Faculty Research Award
Daniel Combs, MD, entered medical school with interest in neurocognitive effects of chronic disease. During a sleep medicine rotation in his pediatric residency at University of Arizona College of Medicine, […]
Renée A. Shellhaas, MD, MS
2015 Strategic Research Award
Renée A. Shellhaas, MD, MS, chose to study the impacts of sleep physiology on newborn infants’ health and development after learning just how relevant complications were for both disabled and otherwise healthy […]
Brendan P. Lucey, MD
2013 Physician Scientist Research Award – Best Science
In 2012, Brendan P. Lucey, MD, transitioned from being on active duty in the United States Air Force to starting a career as a physician-scientist. He landed as […]
Lynn Marie Trotti, MD
2010 Strategic Research Award
Lynn Marie Trotti, MD, decided to study clarithromycin mostly by chance. A patient with refractory sleepiness was prescribed clarithromycin by her primary care physician for an infection, and subsequently she developed profound […]
Sleeping Children Around the World (2013)
2011 Focused Projects Award – Humanitarian Projects
SCAW’s Debbie Dryden provides this personal update.
“I know who you are – you are the lady who gave me my blankets!”
This simple statement, chirped by a beaming little girl […]
Amy Amara, MD, PhD
2011 Physician Scientist Training Award – Best Science
Throughout medical school and residency, the goal of Amy Amara, MD, PhD, was to become a physician scientist. Receiving a 2011 Physician Scientist Training Award from the American Academy […]
Neomi Shah, MD, MPH
2012 Bridge to K Award
As a junior faculty trying to launch a career in research and successfully transition into the role of an independent investigator in sleep medicine, Neomi Shah, MD, MPH, had reached a […]
Marina Hinojosa-Kurtzberg, PhD
2011 Strategic Research Award
After a five-year hiatus from research, Marina Hinojosa-Kurtzberg, PhD, was looking for an opportunity to restart her scientific career. Hoping to study sleep using animal models, she was fortunate to meet American […]
Case Western Reserve University
2011 Focused Projects Award – Humanitarian Projects
As an anthropologist, James Spilsbury, PhD, studies the social and cultural context of sleep, with a special focus on the effects of violence on disadvantaged children’s health and well-being. […]
David Plante, MD
2009 Physician Scientist Training Award
In 2009 David Plante, MD, received an American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (AASM Foundation) Physician Scientist Training Award, a grant that supports a one-year sleep research fellowship either before or […]
Sleeping Children Around the World (2012)
2011 Focused Projects Award – Humanitarian Projects
One of four American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (AASM Foundation) Humanitarian Projects Awards for 2011 was given to Sleeping Children Around the World (SCAW), a registered Canadian charity […]
Sweet Dreamzzz
2011 Focused Projects Award – Humanitarian Projects
One of four American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (AASM Foundation) Humanitarian Projects Awards for 2011 was given to Sweet Dreamzzz, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health, […]
Dean Beebe, PhD
2003 Young Investigator Award
In 2003, Dean Beebe was an assistant professor with a PhD in neuropsychology and an interest in sleep medicine, but his career path could have taken a couple of different […]