Sleep Psychology

Jason Ong, PhD, discusses how sleep psychology is an emerging specialty with several empirically supported treatments for sleep disturbances.

Jason Ong, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University and completed a fellowship in Behavioral Sleep Medicine at Stanford University. Dr. Ong’s research interests include behavioral treatments for sleep disorders and the impact of sleep disturbance on chronic health conditions. He has a clinical practice at the Northwestern Sleep Health Center where he delivers CBT for insomnia and provides psychosocial support for patients with narcolepsy. Dr. Ong is the current President of the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.