5 finalists for this years award are: 

Insomnia Symptoms and Incident Pain in Older Adults: Direct and Mediated Pathways Through Depression and Anxiety

                By: Galit Levi Dunietz, a PhD, MPH

Maternal Body Mass Index, Pregnancy-onset Snoring and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy; Potential Pathways of Associations

                By:  Galit Levi Dunietz, PhD, MPH

Adiposity in Mexico City adolescents: the interplay of sleep duration and sleep variability

                By: Erica Jansen

Association between Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Type II Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnant Women

                By:  Sikawat Thanaviratananich, MD, MSc

Pulmonary Function and Sleep Quality in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury and Disease

                By: Sarah E. Vaughan

The 5 finalists will be assessed at their respective presentations (poster and oral presentations) during SLEEP 2018. 

Prizes will be awarded based on scientific excellence, clarity of presentation, personal knowledge and understanding during discussion of the research.

Prizes: All finalists will have their registration fee waived towards the MASM Fall Conference in Dearborn.

1st Place winner:  will receive a Plaque and $200 check presented at MASM Fall Conference.

1st and 2nd Runners Up:  will each receive a Plaque and $100 check each, presented at the MASM Fall Conference.