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 coordinator@srsnet.org 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
| Rebecca Robbins, PhD – Chair | James (Tim) McKenna, PhD – Vice Chair |
| Patricia Carter, PhD | Jesse Cook |
| Erin Flynn-Evans, PhD | Shivani Gianani |
| Heinrich Gompf, PhD | Patricia L. Haynes, PhD |
| Paul Macey, PhD | Everlyne Ogugu, PhD |
| Shameka Philips, MSN FNP-C | Suzanne M. Bertisch, MD – Board Liaison |
| John A. Noel – Executive Director | Kaitlan M. Willis – Coordinator |
View this document to learn more about the Conflict of Interest Committee.
Mandate
The goal of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee is to broaden the perspectives and impact of sleep and circadian science. To that end, the committee will assess the SRS membership and leadership, and recommend strategies to improve diversity, equity and inclusion within the SRS’s leadership and membership. The Committee will identify barriers that may deter sleep/circadian researchers from underrepresented groups from becoming and remaining SRS members and continuing to contribute to the field in an academic or research environment of inclusive excellence. The committee will develop and implement initiatives to improve our recruitment and retention of members who would contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusivity in the sleep and circadian science field.
Committee Members
| Sanjay Patel, MD – Chair | Rosemary Estevez Burns, PhD – Vice Chair |
| Mary Carskadon, PhD | Kun Hu, PhD |
| Morenikeji Komolafe, MBBS | Ralph Lydic, PhD |
| Brooke Mason | Selena Thi Nguyen-Rodriguez, PhD |
| Carleara Weiss, PhD | Chandra Jackson, PhD – Board Liaison |
| John A. Noel – Executive Director | Kaitlan M. Willis – Coordinator |
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
| Jared M. Saletin, PhD – Chair | Tony J. Cunningham, PhD – Vice Chair |
| Cassandra Godzik-Dziobek, PhD | Jessica Levenson, PhD |
| Chia-Ling Li, PhD | Jessica Lunsford-Avery, PhD |
| Ana Pocivavsek, PhD | Irma Rukhadze, PhD |
| Ari Shechter, PhD | Marie-Pierre St-Onge, PhD |
| Shumenghui Zhai, BSN, MPH | Philip Gehrman, PhD – Board Liaison |
| 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
| Jennifer Goldschmied, PhD – Chair | Andrew Beaudin, PhD |
| Philip Cheng, PhD – TEAC Representative | Cathy Alessi, MD |
| Lauren Covington, PhD, RN | Michael Grandner, PhD |
| Lauren Hartstein, PhD | Daniel Joyce, PhD |
| Misol Kwon | Alexandria Reynolds, PhD |
| Katrina Rodheim | Michael Scullin, PhD |
| Kathy Sexton-Radek, PhD | Kristen Stone, PhD |
| Miranda M. Lim, MD, PhD – Board Liaison | 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 | Kathryn Reid – Vice Chair |
| Rebecca Cox | Nour Makarem, PhD |
| Erik Musiek, MD, PhD | Sara Nowakowski, PhD |
| Ketema Paul, PhD | Megan E. Petrov, PhD |
| Jingyi Qian, PhD | Andrea Spaeth, PhD |
| Sridhar Sunderam | Robert Joseph Thomas, MD |
| S. Justin Thomas, PhD | Giancarlo Vanini, MD |
| Ravi Allada, MD – Board Liaison | 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
| Mark R. Zielinski, PhD – Chair | Nayantara Santhi, PhD – Vice Chair |
| Chighaf Bakour, MD, PhD | Omonigho Michael Bubu, MD, PhD, MPH |
| Elaine M. Boland, PhD | Shameka L. Cody, PhD |
| Reut Gruber, PhD | Shahab Haghayegh, PhD |
| Tianyi Huang | Elias G. Karroum, MD, PhD |
| Satvinder Kaur, PhD | Rajesh Kumar, PhD |
| Kristina Puzino Lenker, PhD | Faith Luyster, PhD |
| Natalie Michael, PhD | Freda Patterson, PhD |
| Sabine Plancoulaine, MD, PhD | Kathryn Roecklein, PhD |
| Richa Saxena, PhD | Nancy Stewart, DO |
| Ivan Vargas, PhD | Huan Yang, PhD |
| Amy Wolfson, PhD – Board Liaison | John A. Noel – Executive Director |
| Christine A. Davis – Development Manager |
Mandate
The Trainee Education Advisory Committee (TEAC) implements career development activities at the annual SLEEP meeting.
Committee Members
| Sabra Abbott, MD, PhD – Chair | Philip Cheng, PhD – Vice Chair |
| Noah Andrews | Bilgay Balserak, PhD |
| Allison Brager, PhD | Miranda Chappel-Farley, MS |
| Jaime K. Devine, PhD | Idiatou Diallo, MPH |
| Afik Faerman, MS | Chenlu Gao, PhD |
| Katharina Graw-Panzer, MD | Cassie Hilditch, PhD |
| Nana Jiao | Daniel Kay, PhD |
| Darlynn Rojo-Wissar, PhD, MPH – Trainee Member at Large/Board Liaison | |
| John A. Noel – Executive Director | Kaitlan M. Willis – Coordinator |