Author Archives: Elizabeth Poindexter

Beth Payne, an alumna of the Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science (NDSS) program, recently earned a Sleep Excellence Award from the North Carolina Academy of Sleep Medicine (NCASM). The award is the most prestigious sleep award in North Carolina and recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions in sleep medicine, practice,...

Melissa Curran, a student with the Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science (NDSS) program, is entering her ninth year of coordinating the Atrium Sleep Symposium with the medical director and the president of the AASM, Douglas Kirsch, MD. Kirsch said Curran has been an integral part of the sleep laboratory program. “She...

Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science students gain real-world experience during their summer practicums hosted at UNC Hospitals. The students create an original business plan, educational plan, and quality assurance plan, to address the issues they encountered during their practicum. Students pitch their plans to peers, instructors, hospital administrators, and the medical director....

The UNC Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science program (NDSS), a joint initiative with the UNC-Charlotte’s Department of Kinesiology, welcomes Dr. Sarah Hess as its program coordinator. A passion for sleep Hess’s career in sleep began with her own experience as a patient. Hess experienced episodes of blacking out while in high...

POPSUGAR, an online publication, recently featured Mary Ellen Wells, PhD, as a sleep expert.

The Daily Tar Heel, the student-run newspaper on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, recently featured the Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science program, a joint initiative between the UNC School of Medicine and UNC-Charlotte.    

Bustle, an online publication, recently featured Mary Ellen Wells, PhD, and NDSS program and associate director, in its article “7 Sleep Disorder Signs That Seem Like You’re Just Having Trouble Sleeping.”

UNC School of Medicine’s Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science (NDSS) program hosted its sixth annual symposium, titled “Sleep Health and Wellbeing” on Monday, December 3, 2018. Presentation topics included: Your circadian rhythm and sleep Sleep times across the lifespan Practical methodology for in-home measurements of sleep quality Global sleep – sleep...

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