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Hire Dr. Lisa M.

United States

USD 350 /hr

Sleep scientist, expert in pediatrics, behavioral sleep medicine, measurement, actigraphy, research design, and writing

Profile Summary

I have 20+ years of sleep research experience that will help you achieve your goals, whether consultation on sleep health measurement and outcomes, research study design, writing or editing both grants and manuscripts, actigraphy scoring, or data analyses. My unique expertise includes pediatric sleep, behavioral sleep medicine, clinical trials, and actigraphy. I have published over 90 peer review articles and received over $10 million in federal and foundation grants. I’ve also written over 30 chapters and co-authored Pediatric Sleep Problems: A Clinician’s Guide to Behavioral Interventions. I look forward to assisting you with your project.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Sleep Medicine
• ☆ Study Design
• ☆ Clinical Psychology
• ☆ Child & Adolescent Psychology
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing

Research Market Research, User Research, Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Professor

National Jewish Health

August 2010 - April 2022

Professor

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

July 2005 - July 2010

Sleep Psychologist

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

July 2001 - July 2010

Education

PhD

University of Florida

May 1999 - August 2002

MS

University of Florida

August 1997 - May 1999

BA

Pomona College

August 1991 - May 1995

Certifications

• Diplomate

  Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

  https://www.bsmcredential.org/index.php/bsm-diplomates

  November 2018 - Present

• Licensed Clinical Psychologist

  Colorado Department of Regulatory Affairs

  July 2010 - Present

• Certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

  American Board of Sleep Medicine

  https://my.absm.org/BSMSpecialists.aspx

  June 2004 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Lisa J. Meltzer, Amy E. Plog, Kyla L. Wahlstrom, Matthew J. Strand(2022). Biology vs. ecology: a longitudinal examination of sleep, development, and a change in school start times . Sleep Medicine. 90. p. 176--184. Elsevier {BV}

Lisa J. Meltzer, Kyla L. Wahlstrom, Amy E. Plog, Janise McNally(2022). Impact of changing school start times on parent sleep . Sleep Health. 8. (1). p. 130--134. Elsevier {BV}

Lisa J Meltzer, Jared M Saletin, Sarah M Honaker, Judith A Owens, Azizi Seixas, Kyla L Wahlstrom, Amy R Wolfson, Patricia Wong, Mary A Carskadon(2021). COVID-19 instructional approaches (in-person, online, hybrid), school start times, and sleep in over 5,000 U.S. adolescents . Sleep. Oxford University Press ({OUP})

Eric S. Zhou, Marcella Mazzenga, Monica L. Gordillo, Lisa J. Meltzer, Kristin A. Long(2021). Sleep Education and Training among Practicing Clinical Psychologists in the United States and Canada . Behavioral Sleep Medicine. p. 1--10. Informa {UK} Limited

Hailey Meaklim, Imogen C. Rehm, Melissa Monfries, Moira Junge, Lisa J. Meltzer, Melinda L. Jackson(2021). Wake up psychology! Postgraduate psychology students need more sleep and insomnia education . Australian Psychologist. p. 1--14. Informa {UK} Limited

Lisa J Meltzer, Kyla L Wahlstrom, Amy E Plog, Matthew J Strand(2021). Changing school start times: impact on sleep in primary and secondary school students . Sleep. Oxford University Press ({OUP})

Lisa J. Meltzer, Christopher B. Forrest, Anna de la Motte, Jodi A. Mindell, Katherine B. Bevans(2021). Development and Validation of the Pediatric Sleep Practices Questionnaire: A Self-Report Measure for Youth Ages 8–17 Years . Behavioral Sleep Medicine. 19. (1). p. 126--143. Informa {UK} Limited

Lisa J Meltzer, Christopher B Forrest, Anna de la Motte, Katherine B Bevans(2020). Clinical Validity of the PROMIS Pediatric Sleep Measures across Populations of Children with Chronic Illnesses and Neurodevelopment Disorders . Journal of Pediatric Psychology. Oxford University Press ({OUP})

Meltzer LJ(2018). When is actigraphy useful for the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric sleep problems? . Paediatric respiratory reviews.

Christopher B Forrest, Lisa J Meltzer, Carole L Marcus, Anna de la Motte, Amy Kratchman, Daniel J Buysse, Paul A Pilkonis, Brandon D Becker, Katherine B Bevans(2018). Development and validation of the PROMIS Pediatric Sleep Disturbance and Sleep-Related Impairment item banks . Sleep. Oxford University Press ({OUP})

Forrest CB, Meltzer LJ, Marcus CL, de la Motte A, Kratchman A, Buysse DJ, Pilkonis PA, Becker BD, Bevans KB(2018). Development and validation of the PROMIS Pediatric Sleep Disturbance and Sleep-Related Impairment item banks . Sleep.

Bevans KB, Meltzer LJ, De La Motte A, Kratchman A, Viél D, Forrest CB(2018). Qualitative Development and Content Validation of the PROMIS Pediatric Sleep Health Items . Behavioral sleep medicine.

Meltzer LJ, McNally J, Plog AE, Siegfried SA(2017). Engaging the community in the process of changing school start times: experience of the Cherry Creek School District . Sleep health.

Meltzer LJ, Hiruma LS, Avis K, Montgomery-Downs H, Valentin J(2015). Comparison of a Commercial Accelerometer with Polysomnography and Actigraphy in Children and Adolescents . Sleep.