2023 – 2024 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, 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: Ruth O’Hara, PhD
Omonigho M. Bubu, MD, MPH, PhD
Daniel Combs, MD
Jeanne Duffy, PhD
Zarmina Ehsan, MD
Sanja Jelic, PhD
Brendan Lucey, MD
Leslie Swanson, PhD
Board Liaisons: Nancy Redeker, PhD, RN 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: Shirin Shafazand, MD, MS
Vice Chair: David Bishop, LCSW
Galit Dunietz, PhD, MPH
Lisa Endee, MPH, RT, RRT-SDS, RST
John Saito, MD
Rafael Sepulveda, MD
Christine Spadola, PhD
Ariel Williamson, PhD
Board Liaison: Anita Shelgikar, MD, MHPE
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
Bhanu Prakash Kolla, MD
Faith Luyster, PhD
Andreja Packard, MD, PhD
Ari Schechter, PhD
Christi Ulmer, PhD
Doug Wallace, MD
James Wyatt, PhD
Board Liaisons: Susmita Chowdhuri, MD, MS and Vishesh Kapur, MD, MPH
Staff: Sarah Fones
Diversity Supplement Grant Review Committee
MANDATE
The Diversity Supplement Grant Review Committee evaluates applications received for the Diversity Supplement Grant. The committee provides grant application critiques, summaries, and scores to the AASM Foundation Executive Committee to make final funding decisions.
MEMBERS
Chair: David Plante, MD, PhD
Indu Ayappa, PhD
Stephanie Griggs, PhD, RN
Jennifer S. Albrecht, PhD
Board Liaison: Joyce Lee-Iannotti, MD
Staff: Sarah Fones