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Email

Sara.Nowakowski@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor

Medicine
Health Services Research
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Houston, TX, US

Addresses

Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt) (Lab)

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)

TMC - McGovern Campus
2450 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX, 77021
United States
Phone: (713) 798-3300
Sara.Nowakowski@bcm.edu

Baylor Clinic (Clinic)

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

Videos

Selected Publications

• 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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• Orff HJ, Drummond SP, Nowakowski S, Perlis ML. " " Sleep. 2007 Sep ; 30 (9) : 1205-11.
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• Nowakowski S, Choi H, Meers J, Temple JR. " " J Child Adolesc Trauma. 2016 Jun ; 9 (2) : 109-14.
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• Nowakowski S, Meers J, Heimbach E. " " Sleep Med Res. 2013 ; 4 (1) : 1-22.
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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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• Tal JZ, Suh SA, Dowdle CL, Nowakowski S. " " Curr Psychiatry Rev. 2015 ; 11 (1) : 63-83.
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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

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.