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
Charge
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
| Sheila N. Garland, PhD – Chair | Heinrich Gompf, PhD – Vice Chair |
| Josiane Broussard, PhD | Katherine Duggan, PhD |
| Janna Mantua, PhD – Trainee Member | Chooza Moon, RN |
| Kristina M. Puzino, PhD | Rebecca Robbins, APN, PhD |
| Stacey Simon, PhD | Marie-Pierre St-Onge, PhD |
| Anne Venner, PhD | John A. Noel – Executive Director |
| Kaitlan M. Willis – Coordinator |
View this document to learn more about the Conflict of Interest Committee.
Mandate
The Membership Committee will determine 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 | Allyson Gilles, PhD |
| Xiaopeng Ji, MSN, PhD | Satvinder Kaur, PhD |
| Rajesh Kumar, PhD | Faith Luyster, PhD |
| Ana Pocivavsek, PhD | Samantha Reidy – Trainee Member |
| Irma Rukhadze, PhD | Chris Ward, PhD |
| John A. Noel – Executive Director | Kaitlan M. Willis – Coordinator |
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
| James Shaffery, DPhil – Chair | Jennifer Goldschmied, PhD – Vice Chair, Trainee Member |
| Sabra Abbott, MD – TEAC Representative | Andrew Beaudin, PhD |
| Roxanna Bendixen, PhD | Jessica Levenson, PhD |
| Sara Nowakowski, PhD | Feby Puravath, MD |
| Adriane Soehner, PhD | Andrea Spaeth, PhD |
| John A. Noel – Executive Director | Kaitlan M. Willis – Coordinator |
Mandate
To develop an SRS-only meeting in the off year from the Gordon Conference. Provide feedback to Program Committee and Board about the SRS component of the APSS meeting, including identifying hot topics.
Committee Members
| Jamie M. Zeitzer, PhD – Chair | Christelle Anaclet, PhD – Vice Chair |
| Radhika Basheer, PhD | Eric Herzog, PhD |
| Matthew Kayser, MD | Zlatan Krizan, PhD |
| Erik Musiek, MD, PhD | Nirinjini Naidoo |
| Megan E. Petrov, PhD | John A. Noel – Executive Director |
| Kaitlan M. Willis, Coordinator |
Mandate
The Scientific Review Committee will make recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the Society’s award programs; oversee the full award process, from implementation to evaluation of the Early Stage Investigators Award Program, including the scoring of applications to the Society’s award programs. This committee abides by current NIH COI recommendations in all review matters.
Committee Members
| Cathy Alessi, MD – Chair | Mark R. Zielinski, PhD – Vice Chair |
| Jun Cai, MD, PhD | Ada Eban-Rothschild, PhD |
| Jimmy Fraigne, PhD | Susan T. Harbison, PhD |
| Keith Hengen, PhD | Jessica Lunsford-Avery, PhD |
| Michele Okun, PhD | Salma Patel, MD |
| Vetrivelan Ramalingam, PhD | Volodymyr Rybalchenko |
| Darren Scheer, PhD, MPH, RAC | Sonja Scheutz, MD |
| Ari Shechter, PhD | Rebecca Spencer, PhD |
| Mariana Szklo-Coxe, PhD, MHS | Matthew Thimgan, PhD |
| Robert Joseph Thomas, MD | Saurabh Thosar, PhD |
| Jennifer C. Tudor, PhD | Eliza Van Reen, PhD |
| Giancarlo Vanini, MD | Kristine A. Wilckens, PhD |
| John A. Noel – Executive Director | Kaitlan M. Willis – Coordinator |
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 |
| Teresa Arora, PhD | Fiona C Baker, PhD |
| Patricia Carter, PhD | Jesse Cook – Trainee Member-at-Large Elect |
| Michael Grandner, PhD | Anna May, MD |
| Darlynn Rojo-Wissar, MPH | Nancy Stewart, DO |
| Kevin Swift | Lynn Marie Trotti, MD |
| Jessica R. Dietch, MS – Trainee Member-at-Large/Board Liaison | John A. Noel – Executive Director |
| Kaitlan M. Willis – Coordinator |