Tonya Palermo
SLEEPSMART Co-Investigator
Dr. Tonya Palermo is a pediatric psychologist and Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at University of Washington, and Associate Director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at Seattle Children’s Research Institute. She directs the Pediatric Pain & Sleep Innovations Lab that aims to improve the lives of children with pain and their families through developing, evaluating, and disseminating innovative treatments. Dr. Palermo has developed and tested web- and mobile-based pain management programs in children with chronic headache, abdominal, musculoskeletal, and sickle cell pain. She has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and two books on cognitive-behavioral therapy for pediatric chronic pain. Dr. Palermo is Editor of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology and Treasurer of the American Pain Society.
George Demeris
SLEEPSMART Co-Investigator
George Demiris is a PIK (Penn Integrates Knowledge) University Professor in the School of Nursing with a joint appointment in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He obtained his PhD degree in Health Informatics from the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on the design, implementation and evaluation of patient-centered technologies for patients and families in various community settings to facilitate patient engagement and shared decision making. He is a Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics and the Gerontological Society of America.
Ching Hung
SLEEPSMART Study Coordinator
photo and bio coming soon
Christina Hussain
SLEEPSMART Research Associate
Christina Hussain received a B.A. in International Studies from American University and an M.A. in Education from San Francisco State University. She is currently a graduate student in the University of Washington’s iSchool and in the Human Centered Design and Engineering program, where her focus is on information experience research and design. Prior to beginning her studies at UW, Christina worked in school operations and administration, most recently as the Assistant Head of a Montessori school in San Francisco.
Please note that, as of July 9, 2019, Christina has graduated from UW and is no longer working with the SLEEPSMART study.