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Margaret M. Borkowski, Ph.D. is a post doctoral fellow at Brown University Medical School in Bradley Hospital Sleep and Chronobiology Research Laboratory. Her research interests include sleep patterns of infants, children, and adolescents. Currently, Dr. Borkowski is project coordinator for a study exploring the influence of personal and family history of alcohol use on sleep patterns in children, adolescents, and young adults. Lauren Broch, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of psychology in the department of psychiatry at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and the director of education and training at the Sleep-Wake Disorders Center at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. Her research interests include behavioral treatment of primary insomnia and insomnia secondary to psychiatric disorders and the cognitive and emotional sequelae of sleep deprivation. She is currently involved in research on the treatment of sleepiness in shift work sleep disorder and treatment of insomnia in posttraumatic stress disorder. Susan Labyak, Ph.D., RN is an assistant professor of nursing at the University of Washington, and an associate investigator for the NSF Science & Technology Center for Biological Timing at the University of Virginia. Her research interests include the study of sleep and circadian timing in children and adolescents, as well as the impact of shiftwork on biological rhythms. Currently, Dr. Labyak is evaluating sleep and activity patterns, daytime sleepiness and performance in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic pain syndromes. June J. Pilcher, Ph.D. is an associate professor of psychology at Clemson University. She studies the effects of sleep deprivation and displaced sleep on alertness, stress, performance, health, and well-being. Dr. Pilcher is a co-investigator on a grant sponsored by the Office of Naval Research to examine man-machine interaction to enhance performance. In addition, she is currently collaborating with the Federal Railroad Administration and the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center on studies investigating the effects of irregular work/rest cycles on sleep, alertness, and performance.
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