Michael L Perlis

Michael L. Perlis is an American clinical research scientist in insomnia and behavioral sleep medicine. He is Director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is also an associate professor of Psychiatry and Nursing.

Education Perlis received his bachelor's degree in religious studies from Guilford College, and his master's degree in Psychology and PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Arizona.

Career Perlis is Director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is also an associate professor of Psychiatry and Nursing. The Journal of Sleep Medicine Research, the journal of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, and the Journal of Health Psychology.

Perlis received The Peter Hauri Career Distinguished Achievement Award from the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine,

Research Perlis has published over 200 peer-reviewed scientific articles on the etiology of and treatments for Chronic Insomnia.

Perlis is a co-author of the first textbook on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, and has conducted training workshops on CBT-I for clinicians.