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 the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. How [...]
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 Foundation’s Young Investigators Research Forum and Sleep Research Program for Advancing Careers. He is also the [...]
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 the lives of her patients. Salma I. Patel, MD, MPH, is tenure-track assistant professor of medicine at [...]
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, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department [...]
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 ages to learn, grow and thrive. Since its founding, the AASM Foundation has [...]
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, PhD, and Danielle Groton, PhD, are assistant professors [...]
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 returning veterans, and Mary Beth Miller, PhD, is [...]
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 W. Varga, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor [...]
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 Award for his project, “Mechanisms of Liver Fibrosis [...]
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 evaluation and management of patients with insomnia. All [...]
