Researchers on the Rise Lecture

Events

Development of a Sleep-Focused Intervention for Adolescents

Jessica Levenson, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Slow-Wave Sleep and Cognitive Aging

Kristine Wilckens, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to feature the work of two of our talented early-career investigators, Drs. Jessica Levenson and Kristine Wilckens, as part of its Researchers on the Rise series.

Drs. Jessica Levenson and Kristine Wilckens
The findings of Drs. Jessica Levenson and Kristine Wilckens will be featured at the first Researchers on the Rise lecture of the Fall lecture series.

Jessica Levenson, PhD is designing and evaluating interventions for adolescents that enhance sleep health specifically to promote mental and physical health broadly using qualitative and quantitative approaches to develop stakeholder-informed interventions that are likely to be effective, adopted, and implemented. 

Kristine Wilckens, PhD is conducting research that examines the role of sleep in brain health and cognition. Her current work examines slow-wave sleep and executive network function in older adults.

The entirety of this program will be a lecture by the speaker(s). All individuals able to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients. Registration is not required for this event. This event is free and there will be no refunds. The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.

Location. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic Auditorium

For More Information. Please contact Frances Patrick at patrickfm@upmc.edu or at 412-246-6787.

Continuing Education Credit:  The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.  Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  Other health care professionals are awarded .15 continuing education units (CEUs), which are equal to 1.5 contact hours.  In accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, information about relationships of presenters with commercial interests (if any) will be included in materials which will be distributed at the time of the conference.  WPIC is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists.  WPIC maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.  This program is being offered for 1.5 continuing education credits.
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