Scientific judgment
Clinical and methodological rigor
Evaluate research questions through clear definitions, appropriate designs and careful interpretation of findings.
Foundation leadership
Scientific experience.
Educational commitment.
The Foundation’s leadership brings together population research, clinical knowledge, methodological development and international scientific exchange.
President
Maurice M. Ohayon, MD, DSc, PhD
Maurice M. Ohayon is President of the Sleep Epidemiology Foundation, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, and Director of the Stanford Sleep Epidemiology Research Center (SSERC).
His work combines population-based epidemiology, longitudinal studies and clinical phenotyping to investigate sleep disorders and their psychiatric, neurologic and medical context. He developed Ad-Infer and the Sleep-EVAL knowledge base and is Editor-in-Chief of Sleep Epidemiology, published by Elsevier.
His contribution to the field includes international research, scientific symposia, research training and editorial activity.
Stanford academic profile and publicationsResearch and academic roles
- President, Sleep Epidemiology Foundation
- Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine
- Director, Stanford Sleep Epidemiology Research Center
- Editor-in-Chief, Sleep Epidemiology (Elsevier)
- Chairman, EVAL Research Institute
Approach
Research, education and mentorship.
Education
Developing investigators
Encourage scientific discussion and mentorship that help researchers build knowledge and independent judgment.
Collaboration
Clear institutional roles
Develop academic activities around shared questions, defined responsibilities and the contribution of each participating institution.
Institutional context
Connected work, distinct responsibilities.
The Foundation’s educational mission, EVALRI’s operational and technological work, and SSERC’s academic research role have distinct institutional responsibilities. Academic titles identify individual appointments; the Foundation’s activities are organized under its own nonprofit mission.
Foundation and Institute