Standing Committees
The Sleep Research Society invites members to participate in a standing committee. Volunteer committee members provide an invaluable service to the organization and to members by contributing to initiatives and projects that are critical to the field of sleep and circadian research. Members also gain professional enrichment through the diverse activities of a committee.
Volunteering on a Committee
Members can share their professional expertise and volunteer for an SRS standing committee. Volunteers must be able to participate in committee conference calls as frequently as once per month. While we accept volunteer submissions all year long, committee members are placed on the respective committee in April of each year for the upcoming three-year term, which begins in June each year.
To volunteer, please complete the following online form and submit your CV summary, no longer than two pages, or an NIH Biosketch to [email protected] or by mail to 2510 North Frontage Road, Darien, IL 60561.
Active Committees
Mandate
The Communications Committee shall determine optimal communication strategies and tools, facilitate media outreach, and give members a greater sense of ownership in the Society. The Committee will implement novel strategies to engage the non-member sleep research community.
Committee Members
| Megan E. Petrov, PhD – Chair | Sheila N. Garland, PhD – Vice Chair |
| Bilgay Izci Balserak, PhD | Heinrich Gompf, PhD |
| Michelle Garrison, PhD | Rebecca Robbins, APN, PhD |
| Janna Mantua, PhD – Trainee Member | Rebecca Lorenz, PhD, RN |
| Rebecca Robbins, APN, PhD | Marie-Pierre St-Onge, PhD |
| Jean Tang, PhD | Anne Venner, PhD |
| Julie Carrier, PhD – Board Liaison |
View this document to learn more about the Conflict of Interest Committee.
Mandate
The Funding Development Committee will explore international funding sources; seek Industry funding to train academic physicians in Sleep Research; seek funding to support training and education conferences; seek funding to train non-clinician investigators as well as identify new revenue streams.
Committee Members
| Kathryn Jean Reid, PhD – Chair | Janet M. Mullington, PhD |
| Christine Acebo, PhD | Sean P.A. Drummond, PhD |
| Jeanne F. Duffy, MBA, PhD | Anthony L. Gotter, PhD |
| David Gozal, MD | Margaret Moline, PhD |
| Allan I. Pack, MBChB, PhD | Andrew D. Krystal, MD |
Mandate
The Membership Committee determines benefits the SRS provides, to allow maximum membership values all the while increasing membership revenue. The Committee will find methods to recognize Members’ contributions and excellence while implementing novel strategies to engage the non-member sleep research community.
Committee Members
| James (Tim) McKenna, PhD – Chair | Jared M. Saletin, PhD – Vice Chair |
| Suzie Bertisch, MD, MPH | Elaine Boland, PhD |
| Tony J. Cunningham, MA – Trainee Member | Peter Franzen, PhD |
| Allyson Gilles, PhD | Xiaopeng Ji, MSN, PhD |
| Satvinder Kaur, Ph | Rajesh Kumar, PhD |
| Faith Luyster, PhD | Kathleen Sexton-Radek, PhD |
| Samantha Reidy – Trainee Member | Chris Ward, PhD |
| Kristen L. Knutson, PhD – Board Liaison |
Mandate
The Pipeline Development Committee will work to increase trainee selectivity, target training activities at appropriate levels, improve metrics to measure success of training programs, develop cross lab training opportunities–including global opportunities and facilitate Jr./Sr. networking and mentoring.
Committee Members
| Philip R. Gehrman, PhD, CBSM – Chair | Kristina M. Puzino, MS – Vice Chair, Trainee Member |
| Sabra Abbott, MD – TEAC Representative | Kanika Bagai, MD, FAASM |
| Laura K. Barger, PhD | Megan Crawford, PhD |
| Jason Ellis, PhD | Jennifer Goldschmied, PhD – Trainee Member |
| Patricia Haynes, PhD | Daniel S. Lewin, PhD, Diplomate Emeritus, ABDSM |
| Jessica Levenson, PhD | Beth Malow, MD, FAASM |
| Sara Nowakowski, PhD | James Shaffery, DPhil |
| Christopher J. Winrow, PhD | David P. White, MD – Board Liaison |
Mandate
The Scientific Offerings Committee will develop an SRS-only meeting in years opposite the Gordon Conference and provide feedback to the Program Committee and Board regarding the SRS component of the APSS meeting, including identifying ‘hot topics’.
Committee Members
| Martica Hall, PhD – Chair | Christelle Anaclet, PhD – Vice Chair |
| Radhika Basheer, PhD | Christopher Depner, PhD |
| Carla B. Green, PhD – SRBR Colleague | Eric Herzog – SRBR Colleague |
| Brendan Lucey, MD | Madalina Macrea, MD |
| Valerie Mongrain, PhD | Rebecca Spencer, PhD |
| Eus van Someren, PhD | Lauren Waggoner, PhD – Trainee Member |
| Mark N. Wu, MD, PhD | Jamie M. Zeitzer, PhD |
| H. Craig Heller, PhD – Board Liaison |
Mandate
The Scientific Review Committee will make recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the Society’s grant programs; oversee the full grant process, from implementation to evaluation of the Early Stage Investigators Grant Program, including the scoring of applications to the Society’s grant programs.
Committee Members
| Cathy Alessi, MD – Chair | |
| Bei Bei, PhD | Josiane Broussard, PhD |
| Jun Cai, MD, PhD | Jeff Donlea, PhD |
| Ada Eban-Rothschild, PhD | Joshua J. Gooley, PhD |
| Michael A. Grandner, PhD | Susan T. Harbison, PhD |
| Keith Hengen, PhD | Sabine Plancoulaine, MD, PhD |
| Jessica Lunsford-Avery, PhD | Michele Okun, PhD |
| Michael J. Prerau, PhD | Vetrivelan Ramalingam, PhD |
| Ari Shechter, PhD | Mariana Szklo-Coxe, PhD, MHS |
| Matthew Thimgan, PhD | Jennifer C. Tudor, PhD |
| Eliza Van Reen, PhD | Giancarlo Vanini, MD |
| Kristine A. Wilckens, PhD | Mark R. Zielinski, Ph |
| Daniel J. Buysse, MD – Board Liaison |
Mandate
The Trainee Education Advisory Committee (TEAC) implements career development activities at the annual SLEEP meeting.
Committee Members
| Kelly Baron, PhD, MPH, CBSM – Chair | Sabra Abbott, MD, PhD – Vice Chair |
| Kimberly Allan, PhD, RN | Fiona C. Baker, PhD |
| Patricia Carter, PhD | Philip Cheng, PhD |
| Brian D. Gonzalez, PhD | Brant Hasler, PhD |
| Adriane M. Soehner, PhD | Lynn Marie Trotti, MD |
| Chun Yang, PhD | Carleara Weiss, RN – Trainee Member |
| Olga Galli – Trainee Member-at-Large/ Board Liasion | Jessica R. Dietch, MS – Trainee Member-at-Large, Elect |