Positions
- Associate Professor
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Medicine
Health Services Research
黑料社区
Houston, TX, US
Addresses
- Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt) (Lab)
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TMC - McGovern Campus
2450 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX, 77021
United States
Phone: (713) 798-3300
Sara.Nowakowski@bcm.edu
- Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt) (Office)
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TMC - McGovern Campus
2450 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX, 77021
United States
Phone: (713) 798-3300
Sara.Nowakowski@bcm.edu
- Baylor Clinic (Clinic)
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Room: BCLN-O1Y
Houston, TX, 77021
United States
Certifications
- Psychology License
- #36908 (09/01/2018 - 08/31/2019)
- Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
- Psychology License
Professional Interests
- Sleep Medicine
Websites
Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt) Investigator Profile / Bio.
Twitter handle @Sara_Sleep
Videos
Community talk discussing behavioral strategies to improve sleep sponsored by UTMB Lunch Bunch.
Selected Publications
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Manber R, Bernert RA, Suh S, Nowakowski S, Siebern AT, Ong JC. " " J Clin Sleep Med. 2011 Dec 15; 7 (6) : 645-52.
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Nowakowski S, Matthews KA, von Kanel R, Hall MH, Thurston RC. " " Sleep. 2018 May 1; 41 (5)
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Emily J Arentson-Lantz, Alexandria Muench, Manasa Kokonda, Jessica M Meers, Maria Swartz, Rachel Manber, Rebecca C Thurston, & Sara Nowakowski. " " 2026 May 5; 11 (1) : Online ahead of print.
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Nowakowski, S. & Meers, J.M.. " " Menopause. 2021 May 24; 28 (7) : 833-835.
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Memberships
- Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine
- Past President (06/2016 - 06/2019)
- Sleep Research Society
- Member, Scientific Offering Committee (06/2021 - 06/2024)
Funding
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Effectiveness of Healthy Sleep Habits for Hospitalized Older Adults to Optimize Rehabilitation
#R01NR018342 - $2,770,516.00 (02/01/2019 - 11/30/2023)
- Grant funding from National Institutes of Health - National Institute of Nursing Research
- Project aims to examine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia on sleep and functional outcomes (cognition, motor, independence) on patients recovering from hip or knee arthroplasty.
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Improving In-Hospital Sleep Hygiene to Prevent and Curtail Delirium Among Older Adults
- $6,420,121.00 (11/01/2023 - 10/31/2028)
- Grant funding from Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute
- This study aims to prevent and reduce delirium among hospitalized older adults. Specifically, to protect patients鈥 sleep from 10 pm to 5 am (starting a culture of protected 鈥淶-time鈥), the study team will implement its bundled intervention across four hospitals in a diverse healthcare system.
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