2024 – 2025 Grant Review Committees

Career Development Grants Review Committee

MANDATE

The Career Development Grants Review Committee evaluates the scientific quality and potential impact of applications for the following grants: Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators, Bridge to Success Grant for Mid-Career / Senior Investigators, Diversity Supplement Grant, Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators, and Physician Scientist Training Grant. The committee provides grant application critiques, summaries, and scores to the Executive Committee or Board of Directors to make final funding decisions.

MEMBERS

Chair: Ignacio Tapia, MD
Vice Chair: Jeanne Duffy, PhD, MBA
Jennifer S. Albrecht, PhD
Indu Ayappa, PhD
Omonigho M. Bubu, MD, MPH, PhD
Daniel Combs, MD
Zarmina Ehsan, MD
Stephanie Griggs, PhD, RN
David Plante, MD, PhD
Leslie Swanson, PhD
Board Liaisons: R. Nisha Aurora, MD, MHS and Emerson Wickwire, PhD
Staff: Sarah Fones

Community Sleep Health and Public Awareness Grant Review Committee

MANDATE

The Community Sleep Health and Public Awareness Grant Review Committee evaluates the quality and potential impact of applications for the Community Sleep Health and Public Awareness Grant. The committee provides grant application critiques, summaries, and scores to the Executive Committee or Board of Directors to make final funding decisions.

MEMBERS

Chair: David Bishop, LCSW
Vice Chair: Ariel Williamson, PhD
Galit Dunietz, PhD, MPH
Lisa Endee, MPH, RT, RRT-SDS, RST
Amanda Hood-Abernethy, DHSc, RPSGT, CCSH, CHES
Seema Khosla, MD
Rafael Sepulveda, MD
Christine Spadola, PhD
Board Liaison: Fariha Abbasi-Feinberg, MD
Staff: Sarah Fones

Investigator-Initiated Grants Review Committee

MANDATE

The Investigator-Initiated Grants Review Committee evaluates the scientific quality and potential impact of applications for the Strategic Research Grant. The committee provides grant application critiques, summaries, and scores to the Executive Committee or Board of Directors to make final funding decisions.

MEMBERS

Chair: Michael Grandner, PhD
Vice Chair: Bharati Prasad, MD, MS
Lu Dong, PhD
Faith Luyster, PhD
Andreja Packard, MD, PhD
Vishal Saini, MD
Ari Schechter, PhD
Christi Ulmer, PhD
Doug Wallace, MD
Michelle Zeidler, MD, MS
Board Liaisons: Susmita Chowdhuri, MD, MS and Vishesh Kapur, MD, MPH
Staff: Sarah Fones