Education and Training

Internship

Predoctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology and Integrated Behavioral Health - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Board Certification

Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) – Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Graduate Degree

PhD in Clinical Psychology - University of Delaware, Newark, DE
MA in Clinical Psychology - University of Delaware, Newark, DE
MA in Counseling Psychology, Child Track - Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Titles and Academic Titles

Psychologist

Diplomat in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Departments and Services

Research Interests

Socio-ecological factors linked to pediatric sleep problems and pediatric sleep health disparities
Application of implementation science principles
Pediatric sleep health promotion and sleep problem management in primary care and in partnership with community organizations; integrated behavioral health

Publications

Papers

2022

Xanthopoulos, M.S., Williamson, A.A., Burlingame, C.C., Afolabi-Brown, O., Tapia, I.E., Cielo, C., Moore, M., & Beck, S.E. (2022). Continuous positive airway pressure care for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea: A long-term quality improvement initiative. Pediatric Pulmonary. doi: 10.1002/ppul.26075 [e-pub ahead of print].

Brown, S. M., Rodriguez, K., Smith, A.D., Ricker, A., & Williamson, A. A. (2022). Associations between childhood maltreatment and behavioral disturbances across the lifespan: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 64 (Mar 2022):101621. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2022.101621. PMID: 35367857.

Williamson, A. A., Johnson, T. J., & Tapia, I. E. (2022). Health disparities in pediatric sleep disordered breathing. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews. doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2022.01.005 [e-pub ahead of print].

Lupini, F., Leichman, E. S., Gould, R., Walters, R., Mindell, J. A., & Williamson, A. A. (2022). Correlates of a caregiver-reported child sleep problem and variation by community disadvantage. Sleep Medicine, 90 (Feb 2022): 83-90. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.01.009.

Williamson, A. A., Okoroji, C., Cicalese, O., Evans, B. C., Ayala, A., Harvey, B., Honore, R., Kratchman, A., Beidas, R. S., Fiks, A. G., Power T. J., & Mindell, J. A. (2022). Sleep Well!: An adapted behavioral sleep intervention implemented in urban primary care. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 18(4): 1153-1166. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9822. PMID: 34910624 PMCID: PMC8974371

2021

Goldstein, T.R., Jonassaint, C.R., Williamson, A. A., Franzen, P.L. Sleep health disparities: A promising target for preventing suicide in Black youth? (2021). Journal of Psychiatry and Brain Science, 6 (Dec 2021): e210021. doi: 10.20900/jpbs.20210021.

Williamson, A. A. (2021). Standing on the shoulders of giants: A decade of research on digital pediatric sleep interventions. Pediatric Pulmonology, 56(8): 2791-2791. doi: 10.1002/ppul.25530. PMID: 34125993 PMCID: PMC8298280.

Xanthopoulos, M.S., Williamson, A. A., & Tapia, I.E. (2021). Positive airway pressure for the treatment of the childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Pediatric Pulmonology, 57(8): 1897-1903. doi: 10.1002/ppul.25318. PMID: 33647183 PMCID: PMC8408267

Mitchell, J.A., Morales, K.H., Williamson, A.A., Huffnagle, N., Eck, C., Jawahar, A., Juste, L., Fiks, A. G., Zemel, B. S., & Dinges, D. F. (2021). Engineering a mobile platform to promote sleep in the pediatric primary care setting. Sleep Advances, 2(1): zpab006. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpab006. PMID: 33173886 PMCID: PMC7654877

Williamson, A. A., Davenport, M., Cicalese, O., & Mindell, J. A. (2021). Sleep problems, cumulative risks, and psychological functioning in early childhood. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46(7):878-890. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsab022. PMID: 33738501 PMCID: PMC8357222

Williamson, A. A., Gould, R. A., Leichman, E. S., Walters, R. M., & Mindell, J. A. (2021). Socioeconomic disadvantage and early childhood sleep: Real-world findings from a mobile health application. Sleep Health, 7(2):143-152. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2021.01.002.

Mayne, S. L., Mitchell, J. A., Virudachalam, S., Fiks, A. G., & Williamson, A. A. (2021). Neighborhood environments and sleep among children and adolescents: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 57 (June 2021):101465. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101465.

Mayne, S. L., Morales, K. H., Williamson, A. A., Basner, N., Grant, S. F. A., Dinges, D. F., Zemel, B. A., & Mitchell, J. A. (2021). Associations of the residential built environment with adolescent sleep outcomes. SLEEP, 44(6): zsaa276. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa276. PMID: 33507268 PMCID: PMC8193550

Meltzer, L. J., Williamson, A. A., & Mindell, J. A. (2021). Pediatric sleep health: It matters, and so does how we define it. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 57 (June 2021):101425. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101425

Williamson, A. A., Zendarski, N., Lange, K., Quach, J., Molloy, C., Clifford, C. A., & Mulraney, M. (2021). Sleep problems, internalizing and externalizing symptoms, and domains of health-related quality of life: bidirectional associations from early childhood to early adolescence. SLEEP, 44(1):zsaa139. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa139.

Billings, M., E., Cohen, R. T., Baldwin, C. M., Johnson, D. A., Palen, B. N., Parthasarathy, S., Patel, S. R., Russell, M., Tapia, I. E., Williamson, A. A., & Sharma, S. (2021). Disparities in sleep health and potential intervention models: A focused review. CHEST, 159(3):1232-1240. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.09.249.

2020

Mitchell, J. A., Morales, K. H., Williamson, A. A., Huffnagle, N., Ludwick, A., Grant, S. F. A., Dinges, D. F., & Zemel, B. A. (2020). Changes in sleep duration and timing during the middleto- high school transition. Journal of Adolescent Health, 67(6):829-836. doi: 10.1016/.jadohealth.2020.04.024.

Mautone, J.A., Cabello, B., Egan, T.E., Rodrigues, N.P., Davis, M., Figge, C.J., Sass, A.J., & Williamson, A.A. (2020). Exploring predictors of treatment engagement in urban primary care. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 8(3): 228-240. doi: 10/1037/cpp0000366.

Daniel., L.C., Childress, J.L, Flannery, J.L., Weaver-Rogers, S., Garcia, W.I., Bonilla-Santiago, G., & Williamson, A.A. (2020). Identifying modifiable factors linking parenting skills and sleep outcomes in racial/ethnic minority children. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 45(8): 867-876. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa034.

Williamson, A. A., Mindell, J. A., Hiscock, H., & Quach, J. (2020). Longitudinal sleep problem trajectories are associated with multiple impairments in child well-being. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 61(1):1092-1103. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13303

*Williamson, A. A., Milaniak, I., Watson, B., Cicalese, O., Fiks, A. G., Power, T. J., Barg, F. K., Beidas, R. S., Mindell, J. A., & Rendle, K. A. (2020). Early childhood sleep intervention in urban primary care: Caregiver and clinician perspectives. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 45(8): 933- 945. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jaa024. *Received the 2020 Diane J. Willis Award for Outstanding Article in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Williamson, A. A., Meltzer, L. J., & Fiks, A. (2020). A stimulus package to address America’s sleep debt crisis. JAMA Pediatrics, 174(2):115-116. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.4806. PMID: 3186006.

Leichman, E. S., Gould, R. A., Williamson, A. A., Walters, R. M., & Mindell, J. A. (2020). Effectiveness of an mHealth intervention for infant sleep disturbances. Behavior Therapy, 51(4): 548-558. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2019.12.011.

Williamson, A. A., & Mindell, J. A. (2020). Cumulative socio-demographic risk factors and sleep outcomes in early childhood. SLEEP, 43(3):233. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsz233. PMID: 31555826.

2019

Williamson, A. A., Mindell, J. A., Hiscock, H., Quach, J. (2019). Sleep problem trajectories from birth to ages 10-11 years: Impact of early cumulative socio-ecological risks. The Journal of Pediatrics, 215(Dec 2019):229-237. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.07.055. PMID: 31564429.

Williamson, A. A., Mindell, J. A., Hiscock, H., Quach, J. (2019). Child sleep behaviors and sleep problems from infancy to school-age. Sleep Medicine, 69(Nov 2019):5-8. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.05.003. PMID: 31600659

Shadowen, N., Williamson, A. A., Guerra, N. G., Ammigan, R., & Drexler, M. (2019). Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among international students: Implications for university support offic

es. Journal of International Student Studies, 9(1):130-149. doi: 10.32674/jis.v9i1.277.Williamson, A. A., Leichman, E. S., Walters, R. M., Mindell, J. A. (2019). Caregiver-perceived outcomes in toddlers sleeping in cribs versus beds. Sleep Medicine, 54(Feb 2019):16-21. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2018.10.012. PMID: 30529772

2018

Mindell, J.A., & Williamson, A. A. (2018). Benefits of a bedtime routine in young children: Sleep, development, and beyond. Sleep Med Rev. 2018 Aug;40:93-108. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2017.10.007. Epub 2017 Nov 6.

Puzino, K., Guite, J.W., Moore, M., Lewen, M.O., & Williamson, A.A. (2018). The relationship between parental responses to pain, pain catastrophizing, and adolescent sleep in adolescents with chronic pain. Children’s Health Care, 47: 239-260. doi: 10.1080/02739615.2017.1327358

Fowles, T.R., Masse, J. J., McGoron, L., Beveridge, R. M., Williamson, A. A., Smith, M.A., & Parrish, B. P. (2018). Intensive home-based vs. clinic-based parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT): Comparative effectiveness and attrition in the context of dissemination and implementation. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27(4), 1115-1129. doi: 10.1007/s10826-017-0958-3.

Grassetti, S. N., Williamson, A. A., Herres, J., Kobak, R., Layne, C. M., Kaplow, J. B., & Pynoos, R. S. (2018). Evaluating referral, screening, and assessment procedures for middle school trauma/grief-focused treatment groups. School Psychology Quarterly, 33(1), 10-20. doi: 10.1037/spq0000231.

2017

Aleman, X., Duryea, S., Guerra, N. G., McEwan, P., Stampini, M., & Williamson, A. A.* (2017). The effects of musical training on child development: a randomized trial of El Sistema in Venezuela. (*authorship is alphabetical). Prevention Science, 18(7), 865-878. doi: 10.1007/s11121-016-0727-3

Herres, J., Williamson, A. A., Kobak, R. R., Layne, C., Kaplow, J., Saltzman, W., & Pynoos, R. (2017). Internalizing and externalizing symptoms moderate treatment response to school-based trauma and grief component therapy for adolescents. School Mental Health, 9(2), 184-193. doi: 10.1007/s12310-016-9201-1

Mindell, J.A., Leichman, E. S., Lee, C., Williamson, A. A., & Walters, R. M. (2017). Implementation of a nightly bedtime routine: How quickly do things improve? Infant Behavior and Development, 49, 220-227. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2017.09.013.

Williamson, A. A., Raglin-Bignall, W. J., Swift, L. E., Hung, A. H., Robins, P. M., Power, T. J. & Mautone, J. A. (2017). Ethical and legal issues in integrated care settings: Case examples from pediatric primary care. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 5, 196-208. doi: 10.1037/cpp0000157

Williamson, A. A., Rubens, S., Patrick, K., Moore, M., & Mindell, J. A. (2017). Differences in sleep patterns and problems by race in a clinical sample of Black and White preschoolers. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 13(11), 1281-1288. doi: 10.5664/jcsm/6798.

2016

Ahn, Y., Williamson, A. A., Seo, H-J., Sadeh, A., & Mindell, J. A. (2016). Sleep patterns among Korean infants and toddlers: A global comparison. Journal of Korean Medical Science, 31, 261-269. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.2.261

Blechner, M. S., & Williamson, A. A. (2016). Behavioral consequences of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). In DelRosso, L., & Cielo, C. (Eds.) special issue on Pediatric OSAS, Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care, 46, 19-26. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2015.10.007

Mindell, J. A., Sedmak, R., Boyle, J. T., Butler, R., & Williamson, A. A. (2016). Sleep Well! A pilot study of an education campaign to improve sleep of socioeconomically disadvantaged children. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 12, 1593-1599. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.6338

Rubens, S., Patrick, K. E., Williamson, A. A., Moore, M., & Mindell, J. A. (2016). Individual and socio-demographic factors related to presenting problem and diagnostic impressions at a pediatric sleep clinic. Sleep Medicine, 25, 67-72. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2016.06.017

Williamson, A. A., Harrison, R. R., Reader, S., K, & Tynan, D.W. (2016). Parent-child groups for externalizing disorders: Outcomes, socio-demographic moderators, attendance, and attrition in a real-world setting. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 1 (2-3), 126-143, doi: 10.1080/23794925.2016.1227945.

Williamson, A. A., Patrick, K. E., Rubens, S. L., Mindell, J. A., & Moore M. (2016). Pediatric sleep disorders in an outpatient sleep clinic: Clinical needs of children with neurodevelopmental conditions. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 4(2),188-199. doi:10.1037/cpp0000135

2015

Grassetti, S. N., Herres, J., Williamson, A. A., Yarger, H. A., Layne, C. M., & Kobak, R. R. (2015). Narrative focus predicts symptom change trajectories in group treatment for traumatized and bereaved adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 44, 933-941. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2014.913249

Lucas-Molina, B., Williamson, A. A., Pulido, R., & Pérez-Albéniz, A. (2015). Effects of teacher-student relationships on peer harassment: A multilevel study. Psychology in the Schools, 52, 298-315. doi:10.1002/pits.21822

2014

Williamson, A. A., Knox, L., Guerra, N. G., & Williams, K. R. (2014). A pilot randomized trial of community-based parent training for immigrant Latina mothers. American Journal of Community Psychology, 53, 47-59. doi: 10.1007/s10464-013-9612-4.

Williamson, A. A., Guerra, N. G., & Tynan, D. W. (2014). The role of health and mental health care providers in gun violence prevention. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 2, 88-98. doi: 10.1037/cppp0000055

Lucas-Molina, B., Williamson, A. A., Pulido, R., & Calderón, S. (2014). Adaptation of the Participant Role Scale (PRS) in a Spanish youth sample: Measurement invariance across gender and relationship with sociometric status. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 29, 2904-2930. doi: 10.1177/0886260514527822

Castro-Olivo, S., Palardy, G., Albeg, L. A., & Williamson, A. A. (2014). Validation of the Coping with Acculturative Stress in American schools (CASAS) scale. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 40, 3-15. doi: 10.1177/1534508413500983

2013

Williamson, A. A., Dierkhising, C. B., & Guerra, N. G. (2013). Brief report: Piloting the Positive Life Changes (PLC) program for at-risk adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 36, 623-628. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.03.004

2012

Guerra, N. G., Williamson, A. A., & Sadek, S. (2012). Youth perspectives on bullying in adolescence. The Prevention Researcher, 19, 14-16. 

Books

Chapters

2019

Williamson, A. A. & Mason, T.B.A. (2019). Parasomnias among children with neurodevelopmental delays. In J. Accardo (Ed.), Sleep in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: An Evidence-Based Guide (pp. 85-91). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-98414-8

2017

Njoroge, W., Williamson, A. A., Mautone, J. A., Robins, P. M., & Benton, T. (2017). Professional competencies and training guidelines for behavioral health providers in pediatric primary care. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 26, 717-731. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2017.06.002.

2016

Meltzer, L. J., Thomas, J. H., & Williamson, A. A. (2016). Sleep Disturbances. In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence (pp.1-12). New York: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-32132-5_98-2

Williamson, A. A., Guerra, N. G., & Shadowen, N. L. (2016). From school bullying to dating violence: Coercive developmental processes and implications for intervention. In T. Dishion & J. Snyder (Eds.) The Oxford Handbook on Coercive Dynamics in Close Relationships (pp. 300-312). New York: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199324552.013.22

Williamson, A. A., Moore, M., & DelRosso, L. (2016). A 4-year-old child with paroxysmal nocturnal events. In American Academy of Sleep Medicine (Ed.), Case Book of Sleep Medicine (pp. 425-429). Darien, IL: American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

2015

Williamson, A. A., Modecki, K. L., & Guerra, N. G. (2015). Social-emotional learning programs in high school. In J. A. Durlak, C. Domitrovich, R. P. Weissberg, & T. P. Gullotta (Eds.). Handbook of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL): Research and Practice (pp. 181-196). New York: Guildford Press.

2013

Williamson, A. A., Guerra, N. G., & Lucas-Molina, B. L. (2013). What can high schools do to prevent cyber bullying? In R. Hanewald (Ed.), From Cyber Bullying to Cyber Safety: Issues and Approaches in Educational Contexts (pp. 225-243). New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Posters and Presentations

2022

Williamson, A. A., Okoroji, C., Cicalese, O., Evans, B. C., Ayala, A., Harvey, B., Honore, R., Kratchman, A., Beidas, R. S., Fiks, A. G., Power T. J., & Mindell, J. A. (2022, June). Adapting evidence-based early childhood insomnia treatment with downstream implementation and health equity in mind. In (S. Bertisch, Chair), “From adaptation to implementation: Leveraging implementation science to promote equity in non-pharmacological insomnia treatments.” Symposium for the annual Associated Professional Sleep Societies Meeting, Charlotte, NC.

Lam, J. T. Y., Heere, M., Williamson, A. A., & Mindell, J. A. (2022, June). Concurrent and longitudinal linkages between bedtime routines and social-emotional developmental in toddlers. Poster for the 36th annual Associated Professional Sleep Societies Meeting, Charlotte, NC.

Mitchell, J.A., Husain, S., Morales, K.H., Williamson, A.A., Mayne, S., Fiks, A.G., Basner, M., Dinges, D.F., Zemel, B.S. (2022, June). Childhood Opportunity Index and sleep health in adolescents. Poster for the 36th annual Associated Professional Sleep Societies Meeting, Charlotte, NC.

Williamson, A. A., Min, J., Zhang, X., Uwah, E., Griffis, H., Cielo, C.M., Tapia, I. E., Shu, D., Mindell, J. A., & Fiks, A. G. (2022, June). Pediatric sleep disorder diagnoses and racial and ethnic disparities in Medicaid claims data. Poster for the 36th annual Associated Professional Sleep Societies Meeting, Charlotte, NC.

Carson, M. R., Lamanna, E. M., Dunnewald, M., Fay, K., Kyck, F., Mindell, J. A., & Williamson, A. A. (2022, June). Sleep in children in need of a bed and living in poverty. Poster for the 36th annual Associated Professional Sleep Societies Meeting, Charlotte, NC.

Williamson, A. A., Min, J., Zhang, X., Griffis, H., Cielo, C.M., & Tapia, I. E. (2022, April). Sociodemographic disparities in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea management. Poster for the annual Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Denver, CO.

Okoroji, C., Jamison, J., Armentrout, D. A., Williamson, A. A., & Mautone, J. A. (2022, April). Perspectives on barriers and facilitators to engagement with integrated primary care. Poster for the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

2021

Brown, E., Cicalese, O., Mindell, J. A., & Williamson, A. A. (2021, November). Caregiver perceptions of a bed provision and sleep education program. Virtual poster presentation for the 11th Biennial Pediatric Sleep Medicine Conference.

Okoroji, C., Williamson, A. A., Mautone, J. A. (2021, October). “Strategies to enhance adolescent engagement in primary care behavioral health discussions.” Paper session for the annual Collaborative Family Healthcare Association’s Integrated Care conference (virtual due to COVID-19).

Williamson, A. A., Cicalese, O., Evans, B., Okoroji, C., Beidas, R. S. Kratchman, A., Barg, F., Fiks, A. G., Power, T. J., & Mindell, J. A. (2021, September). Engaging stakeholders to design and adapt a health equity-informed behavioral sleep intervention for integrated primary care. In (A. A. Williamson, Chair), “Innovative methods to screen for and address common presenting concerns in integrated primary care: Pre- and post-pandemic, and beyond.” Symposium for the virtual Biennial Developing and Researching Advanced Models of Integrated Primary Care (DREAM-IPC) conference.

Okoroji, C., Mautone, J. A., & Williamson, A. A. (2021, September). “Soliciting family, clinician, and staff perspectives on integrated behavioral health engagement to address disparities in care.” Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research Blitz for the virtual Biennial Developing and Researching Advanced Models of Integrated Primary Care (DREAM-IPC) conference.

Cicalese, O., Williamson, A. A., Mindell, J. A., Meltzer, L. J. (2021, June). Objective vs. subjective sleep data in early childhood: Implications for health disparities research. Virtual poster presentation for the 35th annual Associated Professional Sleep Societies meeting.

Lupini, F., Williamson, A. A., Daniel, L. C., & Mindell, J. A. (2021, June). Socioeconomic status and caregiver perception of young children’s sleep. Virtual poster presentation for the 35th annual Associated Professional Sleep Societies meeting.

Mitchell, J.A., Morales, K.H., Williamson, A.A., Jawahar, A., Juste, L., Zemel, B.S., Dinges, D. F., & Fiks, A.G. (2021, June). Changes in childhood sleep patterns in an intervention study prior to and during COVID19 restrictions. Virtual poster presentation for the 35th annual Associated Professional Sleep Societies meeting.

Williamson, A.A., Wu, K., Jawahar, A., Juste, L., Morales, K.H., Zemel, B.S., Dinges, D. F., Fiks, A.G., & Mitchell, J.A. (2021, June). Variation in sleep beliefs and behaviors among caregiver-child dyads participating in a sleep extension intervention. Virtual poster presentation for the 35th annual Associated Professional Sleep Societies meeting.

Williamson, A. A., Leichman, E. S., Gould, R. A., Walters, R. M., & Mindell, J. A. (2021, May). Variation in caregiver-reported early childhood sleep problems by community disadvantage. Poster presentation for the Pediatric Academic Societies 2021 Virtual Meeting.

Williamson, A. A., Cicalese, O., Mindell, J. A., & Meltzer, L. J. (2021, April). Objective vs. subjective sleep data in early childhood: Implications for health disparities research. In (A. A. Williamson, Chair), “Understanding and addressing early childhood sleep health disparities: Multiple methods and informants.” Symposium for the virtual Society for Pediatric Psychology annual meeting.

Mindell J. A., Leichman, E. S., Gould, R. A., Walters, R. M., & Williamson, A. A. (2021, April). Caregiver-reported child sleep problems vary by community disadvantage. In (A. A. Williamson, Chair), “Understanding and addressing early childhood sleep health disparities: Multiple methods and informants.” Symposium for the virtual Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference.

Williamson, A. A. & Mindell, J. A. (2021, February). Addressing pediatric sleep health disparities. In (S. Honaker, Chair), “Pediatric sleep health: Can we define it? Does it matter?” Virtual symposium presentation for the International Pediatric Sleep Association meeting.

2020

Mayne, S., Morales, K., Williamson, A.A., Grant, S. F. A., Fiks, A.G., Dinges, D.F., Zemel B.S., & Mitchell, J.A. (2020, December). Neighborhood green space is associated with objectivelymeasured adolescent sleep patterns. Virtual poster for the Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

Williamson, A. A., Cicalese, O., Evans, B., Okoroji, C., Beidas, R. S. Kratchman, A., Barg, F., Fiks, A. G., Mindell, J. A., & Power, T. J. (2020, November). Pilot feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of an evidence-based behavioral sleep intervention in urban primary care. In (A. Dopp, Chair), “Novel interventions and implementation approaches to improve behavioral health care access and outcomes in primary care settings.” Symposium presented at the Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; virtual presentation due to COVID-19.

Williamson, A. A., Cicalese, O., Milaniak, I., Watson, B., Evans, B., Okoroji, C., Beidas, R. S., Kratchman, A., Barg, F., Fiks, A. G., Power, T. J., & Mindell, J. A. (2020, November). Eliciting stakeholder feedback to adapt and implement an early childhood behavioral sleep intervention in primary care. In (J. Young, Chair), “Increasing access to evidence-based services in pediatric primary care.” Symposium presented at the Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies; virtual presentation due to COVID-19.

Williamson, A. A., Cicalese, O., Varker, A., Carson, M., & Mindell, J. A. (2020, October). A social media analysis about the use and efficacy of alternative child sleep aids. Poster presented at the virtual annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Mitchell, J. A., Eck, C., Hickey, J., Huffnagle, N., Fiks, A. G., Zemel, B. S., Dinges, D. F., & Williamson, A. A. (2020, June). Parent-child perceptions about healthy sleep promotion in a mobile health sleep extension intervention. Poster for the Associated Professional Sleep Societies meeting, Philadelphia, PA; virtual presentation due to COVID-19

Simon, S. L., Meltzer, L. J., Williamson, A. A., Graef, D. M., Byars, K. C., & Honaker, S. M. (2020, June). Adolescent perceptions of insomnia treatment. Poster for the Associated Professional Sleep Societies meeting, Philadelphia, PA; virtual presentation due to COVID-19

Williamson, A. A., Bhandari, E., Cicalese, O., Heaps, E., Ostan, A., Collins, M., Lupini, F., & Mindell, J.A. (2020, June). Caregiver-reported versus clinician-documented child sleep problems and sleep-related health behaviors in primary care. Poster for the Associated Professional Sleep Societies annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA; canceled due to COVID-19.

Honaker, S. M., Simon, S. L., Byars, K. C., Graef, D. M., Williamson, A. A., & Meltzer, L. J. (2020, June). Insomnia in adolescents: Patient-centered outcomes and perspectives. Oral presentation for the 35th annual Associated Annual Sleep Societies, Philadelphia, PA; virtual presentation due to COVID-19.

Mayne, S., Morales, K., Williamson, A. A., Grant, S. F. A., Fiks, A. G., Dinges, D. F., Zemel, B. S., & Mitchell, J. A. (2020, June). Associations of the neighborhood sleep environment with adolescent sleep outcomes. Oral presentation for the 35th annual Associated Annual Sleep Societies, Philadelphia, PA; canceled due to COVID-19.

Williamson, A.A., Fan, J., Xiao, R., & Tapia, I.E. (2020, June). Interrelations among race, socioeconomic status, sleep duration variability, and neurobehavior in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Oral presentation for the annual 35th annual Associated Professional Sleep Societies meeting, Philadelphia, PA; canceled due to COVID-19.

Xanthopoulos, M. S., Williamson, A. A., Tapia, I. E., Cielo, C. M., Ku, H., Smith, J., Matthews, W., & Beck, S. E. (2020, June). Reduction in emergency department and inpatient hospitalization visits and length of stay in a cohort of pediatric patients initiated on positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Oral presentation for the 35th annual Associated Annual Sleep Societies, Philadelphia, PA; canceled due to COVID-19.

Mayne, S., Morales, K., Williamson, A. A., Grant, S. F. A., Fiks, A. G., Dinges, D. F., Zemel, B. S., & Mitchell, J. A. (2020, May). The neighborhood built environment and adolescent sleep patterns. Poster for the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA; canceled due to COVID-19.

Mindell, J. A., Leichman, E. S., Williamson, A. A., Gould, R. A., Hiscock, H., & Quach, J. (2020, May). Common medical issues and parent-perceived sleep problems during infancy. Poster for the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA; canceled due to COVID-19.

Williamson, A. A., Cicalese, O., Bhandari, E., Power, T. J., Fiks, A. G., & Mindell, J.A. (2020, May). Discrepancies between caregiver-reported and clinician-documented sleep outcomes in young children presenting to primary care. Poster for the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA; canceled due to COVID-19.

Jaffe Sass, A., Cabello, B., Egan, T., Williamson, A. A., & Mautone, J. A. (2020, February). Treating school concerns in integrated primary care: The promising role of behavioral health providers in systems-level collaboration. Poster for the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Dallas, TX; virtual presentation due to COVID-19.

2019

Williamson, A. A., Milaniak, I., Watson, B., Fiks, A., Power, T. J., Beidas, R. S., Barg, F. K., Rendle, K., & Mindell, J. A. (2019, November). Social determinants of poor sleep in early childhood: Primary care provider and caregiver perceptions. In (A. A. Williamson, chair), Barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based interventions for sleep problems. Symposium for the 10th annual Biennial Pediatric Sleep Medicine Conference, Naples, FL.

Williamson, A. A., Watson, B., Milaniak, I., Fiks, A., Power, T. J., Mindell, J. A., Beidas, R. S., Barg, F. K., & Rendle, K. (2019, November). Barriers and facilitators to implementing early childhood behavioral sleep intervention in urban primary care. In (J. Levenson, chair), “Barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based interventions for sleep problems.” Symposium for the Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Atlanta, GA.

Cicalese, O., Heaps, E., Williamson, A. A., & Mindell, J. A. (2019, November). Parent resilience to stress is related to parent-reported sleep outcomes in children of lower-income households. Poster for the Biennial Pediatric Sleep Medicine Conference, Naples, FL.

Williamson, A. A., Gould, R. A., Leichman, E. S., Walters, R. M., & Mindell, J. A. (2019, November). Caregivers in disadvantaged communities report worse sleep patterns in young children but fewer sleep problems. Poster for the Biennial Pediatric Sleep Medicine Conference, Naples, FL.

Egan, T., Rodrigues, N., Jaffee, A., Cabello, B., Williamson, A. A., & Mautone, J. A. (2019, September). Exploring predictors of engagement in integrated primary care: Preliminary analyses. Poster for the Biennial Developing and Researching Advanced Models of Integrated Primary Care (DREAM-IPC) conference, Wilmington, DE.

Schwartz, B. S., Williamson, A. A., Power, T. J., & Mautone, J. A. (2019, September). IPC training: Efforts to improve interprofessional competencies. Symposium presented at the Biennial Developing and Researching Advanced Models of Integrated Primary Care (DREAM-IPC) conference, Wilmington, DE.

Vo, L. C., Dickinson, T., Mautone, J. A., Williamson, A. A., & Baber, K. (2019, September). Development of telepsychiatry in primary care: Case illustration and implications for dissemination. Research blitz presented at the Biennial Developing and Researching Advanced Models of Integrated Primary Care (DREAM-IPC) conference, Wilmington, DE.

Williamson, A. A., Mindell, J.A., Hiscock, H., & Quach, J. (2019, June). Longitudinal sleep problem trajectories and child functioning at ages 10-11 years. Paper presented at the 33rd annual Associated Professional Sleep Socieities meeting, San Antonio, TX.

Leichman, E., Walters, R., Gould, R., Williamson, A. A., & Mindell, J.A. (2019, June). Effectiveness of an mHealth intervention for infant sleep disturbances. Paper presented at the 33rd annual Associated Professional Sleep Socieities meeting, San Antonio, TX.

Awards and Honors

2021, Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar, NIMHD
2021, Summer Institute on Randomized Behavioral Clinical Trials Scholar, NIH OBSSR
2020, Diane J. Willis Award for Outstanding Article in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology
2020, Society for Pediatric Research Fellow
2020, Mixed Methods Research Training Program Scholar, NIH/Johns Hopkins University
2019-2021, Loan Repayment Program Award Renewal, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
2018-2023, K23 Career Development Award, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
2018-2019, Career Development Award, Sleep Research Society Foundation
2017, Early Investigator Merit-Based Travel Award, Sleep Research Network
2017, Young Investigator Research Forum, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
2017, Implementation Science Institute Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania
2016 and 2017, Student Merit Award, Sleep Research Society
2015-2016, Fellowship, Leaders of Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, CHOP
2014 and 2015, Professional Development Award, University of Delaware
2014-2015, Dissertation Fellowship, University of Delaware
2015, Travel Award, Leaders of Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

Associate Editor, Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation

Ad Hoc Reviewer

Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology
Journal of  Child and Family Studies
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
Journal of  Developmental Psychology
Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health
Health Psychology
School Mental Health
Journal of Research on Adolescence
Training & Education in Professional Psychology

Academic and Institutional Committees

2022-present, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion of Clinical Research Subcommittee, Research Institute
2021-present, Community-Engaged Pilot Grant Program Committee, PolicyLab
2021-present, Research Subcommittee, Health Equity Committee, Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
2020-present, Co-lead, Research Subcommittee, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

Sleep Research Society
- 2022-present, Sleep Research Network
2022-present, American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation
2017-present, Board Member, Beds for Kids Program, www.ohaat.org
2016-present, Sleep Expert, Pediatric Sleep Council, www.babysleep.com
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
 - Division 54, Society for Pediatric Psychology and Integrated Primary Care Special Interest Group
 - Division 53, Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Society for Pediatric Research