Project Results
A growing number of AASM Foundation-funded projects are producing important results that are being disseminated to the sleep community. Learn more about these completed projects by reading their summary results, related peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national meetings.
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is the official, peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. It has a special collection of accepted articles that are a direct result from AASM Foundation grants or are special articles on important initiatives from the AASM Foundation.
Aging
Project Title | Grant Recipient | Grant Type |
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Cortical Activation and oxygenation during Sleep and Cognition: Window to Cognitive Impairment and Neurodegeneration in Aging | Ina Djonlagic, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators |
Race Specific Effects of the Association between Slow Wave Sleep and Plasma | Omonigho Michael Bubu, MD, PHD, MPH NYU Grossman School of Medicine |
Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators |
Artificial Intelligence
Project Title | Grant Recipient | Grant Type |
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Deep neural network model for automatic detection of sleep-disordered breathing events from out-of-center level 3 sleep tests | Kirsi Marja-Zitting, PhD Brigham and Women’s Hospital |
Strategic Research Grant |
CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP-WAKE DISORDERS
Project Title | Grant Recipient | Grant Type |
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Evaluating Circadian Response to Light in Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder | Sabra Abbott, MD, PhD Northwestern University |
ABSM Junior Faculty Grant |
The Clinical Utility of Dim Light Melatonin Onset in the Treatment of Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder: A Randomized Trial | Leslie Swanson, PhD University of Michigan |
Strategic Research Grant |
Amber Glasses for Pediatric/Adolescent Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder: A Placebo-Controlled Study | R. Robert Auger, MD Mayo Clinic |
Strategic Research Grant |
Community
Project Title | Grant Recipient | Grant Type |
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Community Acupuncture Sleep Intervention for Hispanic Immigrants: A Preliminary Study | Tracy Rupp Hockmeyer, PhD EbbTide Wellness Studio LLC |
Focused Projects Grant – Humanitarian |
Connecting Sleep Health Resources to State Education Requirements to Facilitate Utilization by Classroom Teachers | Terra Ziporyn, PhD Start School Later, Inc./Healthy Hours |
Community Sleep Health Grant |
Addressing Sleep Health in Low-Income, Disadvantaged Youth Through Data-Informed Trainings for School-based Staff/Counselors | Jack Peltz, PhD Daemen College and the Center for Youth |
Community Sleep Health Grant |
Juveniles’ Perceptions of Sleep Quality and Environment During Detention | Amy R. Wolfson, PhD Loyola University Maryland and Department of Juvenile Services, Maryland |
Community Sleep Health Grant |
Education
Project Title | Grant Recipient | Grant Type |
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An interdisciplinary sleep and circadian online course for first-year undergraduates | Yu Sun Bin, PhD University of Sydney |
Focused Projects Grant – Educational |
Empowering Social Work Students to Promote Sleep Health among Underserved Populations | Christine Spadola, PhD & Danielle Groton, PhD Florida Atlantic University |
Focused Projects Grant – Educational |
HIGH-RISK SLEEP POPULATIONS
Hypersomnolence
Project Title | Grant Recipient | Grant Type |
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A multidimensional assessment to improve the Evaluation and Treatment of Hypersomnolence | David Plante, MD University of Wisconsin |
Strategic Research Grant |
Behavioral Sleep Medicine for Hypersomnia: A Proof of Concept Study | Jason Ong, PhD Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
Strategic Research Grant |
The role of oxytocin in the lateral hypothalamus | Carrie Mahoney, PhD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators |
Insomnia
Narcolepsy
Project Title | Grant Recipient | Grant Type |
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Mechanisms of Cataplexy | Thomas Scammell, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
Bridge to Success Grant for Mid-Career/Senior Investigators |