Project Results

A growing number of AASM Foundation-funded projects are producing important results that are being disseminated to the sleep community. Learn more about these completed projects by reading their summary results, related peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national meetings.

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is the official, peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. It has a special collection of accepted articles that are a direct result from AASM Foundation grants or are special articles on important initiatives from the AASM Foundation.

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AGING

Project Title	Grant Recipient	Grant Type
Sleep Microarchitecture and Daytime Sleepiness in the Sleep Heart Health Study	Ankit Parekh, PhD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators
Cortical Activation and oxygenation during Sleep and Cognition: Window to Cognitive Impairment and Neurodegeneration in Aging	Ina Djonlagic, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators
Race Specific Effects of the Association between Slow Wave Sleep and Plasma	Omonigho Michael Bubu, MD, PHD, MPH NYU Grossman School of Medicine	Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators
Pilot Study of Locus Coeruleus Neuroimaging with Sleep and Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers	Korey Kam, PhD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Project Title	Grant Recipient	Grant Type
Deep neural network model for automatic detection of sleep-disordered breathing events from out-of-center level 3 sleep tests	Kirsi Marja-Zitting, PhD Brigham and Women’s Hospital	Strategic Research Grant

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP-WAKE DISORDERS

Project Title	Grant Recipient	Grant Type
Evaluating Circadian Response to Light in Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder	Sabra Abbott, MD, PhD Northwestern University	ABSM Junior Faculty Grant
The Clinical Utility of Dim Light Melatonin Onset in the Treatment of Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder: A Randomized Trial	Leslie Swanson, PhD University of Michigan	Strategic Research Grant
Amber Glasses for Pediatric/Adolescent Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder: A Placebo-Controlled Study	R. Robert Auger, MD Mayo Clinic	Strategic Research Grant
Physiological Dynamics of the Sleep Onset Process: Conventional and Novel Analyses Using SHHS Data	Yan Ma, MD, MPH Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators
The Effects of Shift Work on Development of Cardiometabolic Heart Failure	Inna Rabinovitch-Nikitin, PhD Inna Rabinovitch-Nikitin, PhD	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators
Circadian Control of Sexual Behavior and Underlying (Hypothalamic) Brain Circuitry in Mice	Sydney Aten, PhD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators
Innovations in Wearable Technology for Correcting Circadian Misalignment in Shift Work Disorder	Philip Cheng, PhD Henry Ford Health System	Strategic Research Grant

COMMUNITY

Project Title	Grant Recipient	Grant Type
Community Acupuncture Sleep Intervention for Hispanic Immigrants: A Preliminary Study	Tracy Rupp Hockmeyer, PhD EbbTide Wellness Studio LLC	Focused Projects Grant – Humanitarian
Connecting Sleep Health Resources to State Education Requirements to Facilitate Utilization by Classroom Teachers	Terra Ziporyn, PhD Start School Later, Inc./Healthy Hours	Community Sleep Health Grant
Addressing Sleep Health in Low-Income, Disadvantaged Youth Through Data-Informed Trainings for School-based Staff/Counselors	Jack Peltz, PhD Daemen College and the Center for Youth	Community Sleep Health Grant
Juveniles’ Perceptions of Sleep Quality and Environment During Detention	Amy R. Wolfson, PhD Loyola University Maryland and Department of Juvenile Services, Maryland	Community Sleep Health Grant
Hope for Sleep Among Uninsured in Southeastern Michigan	Galit Dunietz, PhD, MPH, MA University of Michigan and Hope Clinic	Community Sleep Health and Public Awareness Grant
CHI PAP: CommunityHealth Initiative for Patient-Centered Apnea Protocols	Justin Fiala, MD Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Community Health	Community Sleep Health and Public Awareness Grant
OUT OF BREATH	George Nierenberg GTN Creative, LLC	Community Sleep Health and Public Awareness Grant
Impact of Bed Provision and Enhanced Sleep Health Education on Sleep in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Children	Jodi Mindell, PhD and Ariel Williamson, PhD Saint Joseph’s University and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia	Community Sleep Health and Public Awareness Grant

EDUCATION

Project Title	Grant Recipient	Grant Type
An interdisciplinary sleep and circadian online course for first-year undergraduates	Yu Sun Bin, PhD University of Sydney	Focused Projects Grant – Educational
Empowering Social Work Students to Promote Sleep Health among Underserved Populations	Christine Spadola, PhD & Danielle Groton, PhD Florida Atlantic University	Focused Projects Grant – Educational
Science of Time Change: Creation of free educational videos on the implications of Time Change Policy	Karin Johnson, MD Save Standard Time	Community Sleep Health and Public Awareness Grant

HIGH-RISK SLEEP POPULATIONS

Project Title	Grant Recipient	Grant Type
Impact of Bed Provision and Enhanced Sleep Health Education on Sleep in Socio-economically Disadvantaged Children	Jodi A. Mindell, PhD Saint Joseph’s University, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and One House at Time	Community Sleep Health Grant
Improving Screening for Sleep Disorders in Children with Epilepsy Among Pediatric Providers	Sejal Jain, MD University of Arizona	Focused Projects Grant – Educational
Focal Slow Wave Sleep in Brain Repair and Recovery After Stroke	Eric Landsness, MD, PhD Washington University in St. Louis	Physician Scientist Training Grant
Demonstrating the value of board certification in sleep medicine: Trends in diagnosis and impact on quality of care and economic outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries, 2006-2013	Emerson Wickwire, PhD University of Maryland	Strategic Research Grant
Sleep, Self-Management, and Glycemia in Emerging Adults with Type 1 Diabetes	Stephanie Griggs, PhD, RN Case Western Reserve University	Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators
Redefining Sleep: Data Driven Biomarkers of Sleep Quality	M. Brandon Westover, MD, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital	Strategic Research Grant
Race and Sleep Health During Pregnancy in the nuMom2be Cohort	Maristella Lucchini, PhD Columbia University	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators
Leveraging The National Sleep Research Resource to Enhance Understanding of Sleep Health Across Populations	Joon Chung, PhD Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators
Sleep and Glycemia in T1D: A Diversity Supplement	Estefania Hernandez, MA Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing	Diversity Supplement Grant
Defining the impact of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on diastolic function in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction	Ikuyo Imamaya, MD The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators
Prenatal Kynurenic Acid Elevation: Sleep and Behavior Dynamics of Mother and Offspring	Ana Pocivavsek, PhD University of South Carolina	Bridge to Success Grant for Mid-Career/Senior Investigators
Multi-Omic Profiling in Restless Legs Syndrome	Katie Cederberg, PhD Stanford University	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators
Effect of Post-Discharge Telemedicine Motivational Enhancement Intervention in Heart Failure and Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Adherence and Health Outcomes	Cinthya Pena Orbea, MD Cleveland Clinic	ABSM Junior Faculty Research Award
Changes in Heart Rate Variability in Response to Chronic Circadian Disruption with and without Sleep Restriction	Robin Yuan, PhD Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators
Transactional Relationship between Child Behavior and Sleep	Melanie Stearns, PhD University of South Florida	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators

HYPERSOMNOLENCE

Project Title	Grant Recipient	Grant Type
Epigenetic Modification of PAX8 in Persons with Hypersomnia and Concurrent Medication Use	Andy Madrid, PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison	Diversity Supplement Grant
A multidimensional assessment to improve the Evaluation and Treatment of Hypersomnolence	David Plante, MD University of Wisconsin	Strategic Research Grant
Behavioral Sleep Medicine for Hypersomnia: A Proof of Concept Study	Jason Ong, PhD Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine	Strategic Research Grant
The role of oxytocin in the lateral hypothalamus	Carrie Mahoney, PhD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators
Informing Treatment Decisions in the Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence: A Pragmatic Clinical Trial of Modafinil Versus Amphetamines	Lynn Marie Trotti, MD, MSc Emory University School of Medicine	Strategic Research Grant
Investigating sleep microarchitecture to better understand idiopathic hypersomnia pathophysiology and phenotype heterogeneity	Nadia Gosselin, PhD Université de Montréal	Strategic Research Grant

INSOMNIA

Project Title	Grant Recipient	Grant Type
Insomnia with Short Sleep Duration in Aging Populations	Brienne Miner, MD, MHS Yale University	Physician Scientist Training Grant
Telemedicine vs in-person delivery of cognitive behavioral treatment of insomnia: a mixed methods analysis	Philip Gehrman, PhD University of Pennsylvania	Strategic Research Grant
Non-inferiority Study of Telemedicine versus Conventional CBT-I in Recently Hospitalized Patients with Insomnia	Sairam Parthasarathy, MD University of Arizona	Strategic Research Grant
CBT for Insomnia Delivered via AASM SleepTM or Face-to-Face: A Non-Inferiority Trial	J. Todd Arnedt, PhD, CBSM University of Michigan	Strategic Research Grant
Treating perinatal insomnia and rumination to reduce postpartum depression symptoms: A randomized control trial of digital cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia	David Kalmbach, PhD Henry Ford Health System	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators
Behavioral Sleep Education for Children with Insomnia and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Partnering with Community Practices	Beth Malow, MD Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Strategic Research Grant
Sleep-related attention bias in older adults: Impact of insomnia symptoms and sex	Ashley Curtis, PhD University of Missouri	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators
Effects of Computerized Cognitive Brain Training on Sleep, Arousal, and Daytime Functioning in Older Adults with Insomnia	Ashley Curtis, PhD University of Missouri	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators

NARCOLEPSY

Project Title	Grant Recipient	Grant Type
Mechanisms of Cataplexy	Thomas Scammell, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Bridge to Success Grant for Mid-Career/Senior Investigators

OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA

Project Title	Grant Recipient	Grant Type
Application of Machine-Learning to Assess Heterogeneity of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Effect on Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in the ISAACC Trial	Neomi Shah, MD, MS Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	Strategic Research Grant
Utilizing Artificial Intelligence to Optimize Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea	Michelle Zeidler, MD, MS University of California Los Angeles – David Geffen School of Medicine	Strategic Research Grant
Using Machine Learning to Predict PAP Adherence After Therapy Initiation	Dennis Hwang, MD Kaiser Foundation Research Institute	Strategic Research Grant
Impact of High PAP Adherence on Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Obstructive Sleep Apnea, 2006-2015	Jennifer S. Albrecht, PhD University of Maryland School of Medicine	Strategic Research Grant
Clinical Implementation of a Program to Improve PAP Treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing Among Veterans	Monica Kelly, PhD VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles Veterans Research and Education Foundation	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators
Polysomnographic Markers of Clinical Sleep Apnea Outcomes	Robert Thomas, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Strategic Research Grant
Effects of Treating Sleep Apnea-Induced Hypoxia with low-Flow Oxygen in Acute Stroke Patients: A Randomized Pilot Study	Melissa C. Lipford, MD Mayo Clinic	Physician Scientist Training Grant
Sleep Microarchitecture, Neuroimaging and Daytime Sleepiness in Obstructive Sleep Apnea and its Treatment	Ankit Parekh, PhD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators
Recognition and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea among Medicare Beneficiaries	Tiffany Braley, MD University of Michigan	Strategic Research Grant
Evaluation of a Novel Physiological Marker in Sleep Apnea	Younghoon Kwon, MD University of Virginia	Focused Projects Grant – Research
Effects of Cyclical Intermittent Hypoxia on Local (Primary Breast) and Distal (Metastases to the brain) tumors	Diane Lim, MD University of Pennsylvania	ABSM Junior Faculty Grant
Evidence-based Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric OSA Syndrome in Primary Care	Sarah Honaker, PhD, CBSM Indiana University	Strategic Research Grant
Interrater Reliability of In-person vs. Telemedicine Evaluation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea	Michael Yurcheshen, MD University of Rochester	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators
Mechanisms of Liver Fibrosis in OSA	Omar Mesarwi, MD University of California, San Diego	Physician Scientist Training Grant
Sleep Apnea Effects on Memory: Consequences and Mechanisms	Andrew Varga, MD, PhD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	ABSM Junior Faculty Grant
Neurocognitive Impairment in Children with Congenital Heart Disease and Sleep Disordered Breathing	Daniel Combs, MD University of Arizona	ABSM Junior Faculty Grant
Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Surgical Timing – A Hypothesis Translational Model	Arvind Chandrakantan, MD, MBA Baylor College of Medicine	Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators
Acute Obstructive Sleep Apnea Impacts Diurnal Alzheimer’s Biomarkers Through Nocturnal Hypoxemia and State Transitions	Korey Kam, PhD The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators
Leveraging Polysomnographic Physiological Signals for Improved Cardiovascular Risk Stratification on Obstructive Sleep Apnea	Diego Mazzotti, PhD University of Kansas	Strategic Research Grant
Multifactorial Approach to Increasing Oral Appliance Adherence in OSA Treatment	Allen Firestone, DDS, MS The Ohio State University	Dental Research Grant
Identification of optimal, evidence-based definitions of apnea and hypopnea leveraging the National Sleep Research Resource	Ali Azarbarzin, PhD; Susan Redline, MD, MPH Brigham and Women’s Hospital	Strategic Research Grant
Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Sympathetic and Vascular Function (CARDIOSA-12)	Raj Dedhia, MD University of Pennsylvania	American Board of Sleep Medicine Junior Faculty Grant
Determinants of Occlusal Changes in Oral Appliance Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea – A Randomized Controlled Trial	Benjamin Pliska, DDS, MS University of British Columbia	Dental Research Grant
Mapping Brain Activity During Arousals in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients	Junjie Liu, MD, PhD University of Iowa	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators
Medical Residents and Advanced Practice Providers Perceptions in Managing Perioperative Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Multi-Institutional Study	M. Melanie Lyons, PhD, MSN, ACNP The Ohio State University	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators
Impact of Treated and Untreated OSA on 30-Day Hospital Readmission among Medical Beneficiaries with Pre-existing Cardiovascular Disease	Doyinsola Bailey, PhD University of Maryland School of Medicine	Diversity Supplement Grant
PAP adherence and longitudinal accumulation of Alzheimer’s disease pathology in cognitively normal older adults with obstructive sleep apnea	Ruth Benca, MD, PhD University of California, Irvine	Strategic Research Grant
Ansa Cervicalis Neurostimulation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea	David Kent, MD Vanderbilt University Medical Center	American Board of Sleep Medicine Junior Faculty Grant
The Effect of Beta Adrenergic Blockade on the Cardiometabolic Consequences of Obstructive Sleep Apnea	David Kim, MD Johns Hopkins University	Physician Scientist Training Grant
Association Between the Sleep Apnea Specific Hypoxic Burden (SASHB) with Incident Neurocognitive Impairment	Gonzalo Labarca Trucios, MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators
Cardiorespiratory Interactions during Noninvasive Ventilation	Salma Patel, MD, MPH University of Arizona	American Board of Sleep Medicine Junior Faculty Grant
Impact of Nocturnal Hypoxemia on Glucose in High Altitude Sleep Disordered Breathing	Luu Pham, MD Johns Hopkins University	Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators
Sleep Apnea and Influence of Obesity across the Atrial Fibrillation Trajectory	Reena Mehra, MD, MS Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Bridge to Success Grant for Mid-Career/Senior Investigators
A Closer Look at the Effect of Oral Appliance Therapy on Blood Pressure in Sleep Apnea	Daniel Vena, PhD Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School	Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators
Endotype-Targeted Therapy to Rescue OSA Patients Struggling with CPAP Adherence (TOPCPAP): A Pilot Trial	Christopher Schmickl, MD, PhD University of California San Diego	ABSM Junior Faculty Grant
Adherence to Positive Airway Pressure in Law Enforcement Officers with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Role of Telemedicine Strategies	Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD University of Pennsylvania	Strategic Research Grant