Email

[email protected]

Gender

Female

Board Certified

Research Interests

Sleep patterns and daytime functioning in children with chronic health conditions and their parents/caregivers; Objective and subjective measurement of sleep in children; Prevalence of pediatric sleep disorders

Service

• Division of Pediatric Behavioral Health
• Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Services

Education & Training

Education

University of Florida, (Gainesville, FL)

PhD, Clinical and Health Psychology, 2002

University of Florida

MS, Clinical and Health Psychology, 1999

Pomona College (Claremont, CA)

BS, Clinical Psychology, 1995

Residencies

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Internship, 2002

Fellowships

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Pickwick Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sleep Medicine, 2005

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Pediatric Psychology, 2003

Awards & Recognition

Recent or Important Publications

Meltzer, L. J., Johnson, C., Crossette, J., Ramos, M., & Mindell, J. A. (2010). Prevalence of diagnosed sleep disorders in pediatric primary care practices. Pediatircs, 125(6), e1410-1418.

Meltzer, L. J., Boroughs, D. S., & Downes, J. J. (2010). The relationship between home nursing coverage, sleep and daytime functioning in parents of ventilator-assisted children. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 25, 250-257.

Meltzer, L. J., Moore, M., & Mindell, J. A. (2008). The need for interdisciplinary pediatric sleep clinics. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 6, 268-282.

Meltzer, L. J. (2008). Sleep in parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 33(4), 338-345.

Meltzer, L. J. & Mindell, J.A. (2006). Impact of a child’s chronic illness on maternal sleep and daytime functioning. Archives of Internal Medicine, 166, 1749-1755.