Accreditation
Accreditation Committee
The mandate of the Accreditation Committee is to solicit new applications and carry out the accreditation procedures with the goal of increasing BSM training programs. The committee is responsible for monitoring these procedures and making recommendations for changes in the accreditation procedures and standards to the Board of Directors as needed. The committee will recommend to the Board of Directors accreditation status for these educational programs.
Committee Members:
Kristi Pruiksma, PhD (2015-2019)
Chair
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
7550 IH-10 W, Suite 1325 San Antonio, TX 78229
615-663-0222
pruiksma@uthscsa.edu
Rachel Manber PhD (2016 – 2020)
Stanford Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
401 Quarry Rd Stanford, CA 94305
650-498-1266
rmanber@stanford.edu
Jessica Dietch, BA (2014 -2018)
404 Mill Street Denton, TX 76205
805-610-1612
j.dietch@gmail.com
Laura Samuelsson PhD (2016-2020)
Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic
3811 O’Hara Street, TDH E-1106 Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-246-5963
samuelssonlb@upmc.edu
samuelsson@pitt.edu
Karlyn Vatthauer PhD (2016 – 2020)
7621 Vestal Blvd Apt 13 N Little Rock, AR 72113
karlyn.vatthauer@gmail.com
Laurene Anker, PsyD (2017-2021)
The Center for Sleep Medicine
900 Technology Way Ste 120 Libertyville, IL 60048
630-742-0341
Laurene.anker@gmail.com
Board Liaison:
Donna Arand, PhD (2014-2017)
Sycamore Sleep Disorders Center
4000 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd Miamisburg, OH 45342
937-384-4820
donna.arand@ketteringhealthcare.org
Committee Consultants:
Sidney Nau, PhD, CBSM
6845 Oak Terrace Kansas City, MO 64113
816-377-0692
nau@bellsouth.net
Lauren Broch, PhD, CBSM
21 Meadowlark Road Rye Brook, NY 10573
914-420-2464
laurenbroch@yahoo.com
Executive Director:
Kathryn Hansen BS CPC CPMA REEGT
kathryn@behavioralsleep.org
Credentials
CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE
The mandate of the Accreditation Committee is to solicit new applications and carry out the accreditation procedures with the goal of increasing BSM training programs. The committee is responsible for monitoring these procedures and making recommendations for changes in the accreditation procedures and standards to the Board of Directors as needed. The committee will recommend to the Board of Directors accreditation status for these educational programs.
Committee Members:
Don Townsend, PhD (2017-2021)
Chair
Insomnia Expertz LLC
3040 E Cactus Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85032
480-416-8661
dontownsendphd@gmail.com
Valerie Crabtree PhD CBSM (2017 – 2021)
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place Mail Stop 101
Memphis, TN 38105
valerie.crabtree@stjude.org
Cristina McCrae, PhD CBSM (2017 -2021)
University of Missouri
Dept. of Health Psychology
205 Portland St
Columbia, MO 65211
573-882-0982
mccraec@health.missouri.edu
Janice Biddle APRN (2017-2021)
University of Penn Sleep Center
3624 Market St Ste 201
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-662-7772
biddlej@mail.med.upenn.edu
Kelly Byars PhD CBSM ABPP (2017 – 2021)
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Ave MLC 3015
Cincinnati, OH 45229
513-702-0399
Kelly.byars@cchmc.org
Board Liaison:
Kenneth Lichstein, PhD, CBSM (2017-2021)
Director, Sleep Research Project
The University of Alabama
1001 4th Ave North Apt 412
Nashville, TN 37219
phone: 205-348-4962
lichstein@ua.edu
Committee Consultants:
Michael Schmitz, PsyD, LP, CBSM
Executive Leader
Director, Behavioral Sleep Health
Fairview Sleep Health Program
Fairview Health Services
Riverside Professional Building
606 24th Avenue South, Suite 106
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Ph: 612-703-7502
michaelschmitzpsyd@gmail.com
Executive Director:
Kathryn Hansen BS CPC CPMA REEGT
kathryn@behavioralsleep.org
Education
Education Committee
The mandate of the Education Committee is to develop and oversee educational programs of the SBSM. This includes developing and implementing programs for students of the society.
Committee Members:
Suzie Bertisch, MD, MPH (2013-2017)
Chair
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Ave. KS-B23 Boston, MA 02215
617-667-5864
sbertisc@bidmc.harvard.edu
Megan Crawford, PhD (2014-2018)
Rush University Medical Center
1653 W. Congress Parkway Chicago, IL 60612
312-942-0549
megan_crawford@rush.edu
Sheila Garland, PhD (2014-2018)
Department of Psychology - Memorial University of Newfoundland
232 Elizabeth Avenue St. John’s, Newfoundland, A1A 3X9
709-864-4897
sheila.garland@mun.ca
Sarah Honaker, PhD (2015-2019)
IU School of Medicine
705 Riley Hospital Drive, ROC 4270 Indianapolis, IN 46202
317-944-1345
sarah.honaker@gmail.com
smhonake@iupui.edu
Skye Ochsner Margolies PhD
3611 Henrico St 0374 Norfold, VA 23513
oschnersm@vcu.edu
Karlyn Vatthauer PhD
7621 Vestal Blvd Apt 13 N Little Rock, AR 72113
karlyn.vatthauer@gmail.com
Carolyn Ievers-Landis PhD
4531 South Larkspur Lane Akron, OH 44333
330-807-6161
carolyn.landis@uhhospital.com
Amanda Swain, MD
Student Health Service - University of Pennsylvania
3535 Market Street Ste 100 Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-746-3535
ajswain@upenn.edu
Jose Colon, MD, MPH
20551 Torre del Lago St Estero, FL 33928
239-898-4883
jcoloncns@gmail.com
Neal Morris, EdD, CBSM, ABPP
4641 Montgomery Ave Ste 210 Bethesda, MD 20814
301-907-3471
nmorrisedd@gmail.com
Board Liaison:
Celso Teixeira, MA (2015-2019)
342B Park Ave. Apt. 4E Glencoe, IL 60022
401-441-2451
cteixeira@my.adler.edu
Executive Director:
Kathryn Hansen BS CPC CPMA REEGT
kathryn@behavioralsleep.org
Membership
Membership Committee
The mandate of the Membership Committee is to make recommendations to the Board of Directors related to the building and maintenance of the SBSM membership. The committee develops materials used to attract new members and suggests programs to retain existing members.
Committee Members:
Melissa Milanak, PhD (2015-2019)
Co-Chair
Medical University of South Carolina - Sleep and Anxiety Treatment and Research Program (SATRP)
67 President Street Charleston, SC 29425
843-792-8209
milanak@musc.edu
Allison Wilkerson, PhD (2015-2019)
Co-Chair
Medical University of South Carolina
67 President St, 5 South MSC 861Charleston, SC 29425
843-792-4636
wilkersa@musc.edu
Jaclyn Lewis Croswell PhD (2015 – 2019)
Clinical Psychologist
2307 Nesslewood Dr Wesley Chapel, FL 33543
813-679-6300
jaclynlewiscroswell@gmail.com
Miriam Rubin, PhD (2015-2019)
VA Central Western Mass Healthcare System - Worcester Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)
605 Lincoln Street Worcester, MA 01605
413-584-4040, Ext. 17051
miriam.rubin@va.gov
Board Liaison:
Sara Nowakowski, PhD (2016-2019)
The University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Blvd. Galveston, TX 77555
409-772-3996
sanowako@UTMB.EDU
Kelly Glazer Baron, PhD, CBSM
Secretary/Treasurer (2015-2018)
Kelly Glazer Baron, PhD, MPH, CBSM
Department of Behavioral Sciences - Rush University Medical Center
1653 W. Congress Parkway Chicago, IL 60612-3833
312-942-0566
kelly_Baron@rush.ed
Executive Director:
Kathryn Hansen BS CPC CPMA REEGT
kathryn@behavioralsleep.org
Practice
Practice Committee
The mandate of the Practice Committee is to ensure the interests and needs of BSM clinicians are clearly identified.
Committee Members:
Stacey Simon, PhD (2015-2019)
Co-Chair
Children's Hospital Colorado
13123 E 16th Ave Aurora, CO 80045-7106
720-777-5681
staceyl.simon@gmail.com
Board Liaison and Co-Chair:
Richard Blackburn, PhD, CBSM (2015-2018)
Regions Sleep Health Center
2688 Maplewood Drive Maplewood, MN 55109
651-254-8152
Richard.A.Blackburn@HealthPartners.com
Haley Byers, PhD (2015-2019)
957 Schoel Drive Decatur, GA 30030
205-310-0327
haleybyers2@gmail.com
Yelena Chernyak, PhD, CBSM, HSPP (2015-2019)
Indiana University School of Medicine/IU Health Physicians
Goodman Hall / IU Health Neuroscience Center
355 W. 16th St. Suite 2800 Indianapolis, IN 46202-7176
317-963-7300
ychernya@iupui.edu
Elisabeth James PhD (2016 – 2020)
The Regional Center for Sleep Medicine
4041 W Sylvania Ave Suite 202 Toledo, OH 43623
419-343-8015
elisabeth.james.ph.d@gmail.com
Charles Schmittdiel PhD (2016 – 2020)
1833 Auburndale Ave Chattanooga, TN 37405
704-962-1705
cschmittdiel@gmail.com
Stephen J Thomas PhD (2016 – 2020)
2205 Royal Crest Circle Vestavia Hills, AL 35216
205-516-9463
sjthomas@uab.edu
Executive Director:
Kathryn Hansen BS CPC CPMA REEGT
kathryn@behavioralsleep.org
Web & Communications
Web & Communications Committee
The mandate of the Web & Communications Committee is to direct the creation and maintenance of a website that serves as a critical resource to SBSM by fostering efficient communication and transactions within and between the SBSM leadership, membership, staff and the public. The Web & Communications Committee strives to leverage web-based technology to support society business in a simple, cost-effective manner.
Committee Members:
Leisha Cuddihy, PhD (2015-2019)
Chair
Spectrum Health Sleep Disorders Center
4100 Lake Drive, Suite 100 Grand Rapids, MI 49546
616-391-3759
leisha.cuddihy@spectrumhealth.org
Eric Zhou, PhD (2015-2019)
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue, D-185 Boston, MA 02215
617-632-6162
eric_zhou@dfci.harvard.edu
Board Liaison:
Michael Grandner, PhD (2016-2019)
Director, Sleep and Health Research Program
Assistant Professor - Department of Psychiatry
University of Arizona
1501 N. Campbell Avenue AHSC Room 7326A
PO Box 245002 Tucson, AZ 85724-5002
grandner@gmail.com
grandner@email.arizona.edu
Erin Bremer BS BSN RN (2016 – 2020)
747 Ralph McGill Blvd Apt 1448 Atlanta, GA 30312
ErinMBremer@gmail.com
Vyga Kaufmann PhD (2016 – 2020)
Summit Sleep
2355 Canyon blvd Suite 100 Boulder, CO 80302
303-284-5149
vyga.kaufmann@colorado.edu
Michael R. Nadorff PhD (2016 – 2020)
140 Magruder Hall, Suite 4 Mississippi State, MS 39762
662-325-1222
MNadorff@psychology.msstate.edu
Kelly Glazer Baron, PhD, CBSM
Kelly Glazer Baron, PhD, MPH, CBSM
Department of Behavioral Sciences - Rush University Medical Center
1653 W. Congress Parkway Chicago, IL 60612-3833
312-942-0566
kelly_Baron@rush.ed
Chair - Media Strategy
Executive Director:
Kathryn Hansen BS CPC CPMA REEGT
kathryn@behavioralsleep.org
