Carolyn Ievers-Landis, PhD

About

Carolyn E. Ievers-Landis, PhD, DBSM, is a licensed clinical psychologist in the Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital. She is also a Professor of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

Her primary clinical interest is in pediatric behavioral sleep medicine, including persistent insomnia, circadian rhythm disorders, parasomnias (e.g., night terrors), nightmare disorder and hypersomnia/narcolepsy. Dr. Ievers-Landis also provides clinical services and conducts research in the areas of pediatric weight management, including children and adults with Prader Willi Syndrome. She sees patients from infancy through young adults.

Dr. Ievers-Landis earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and journalism from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, followed by a master’s degree in psychology from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She went on to complete a doctorate in clinical psychology at Case Western Reserve University. Her postdoctoral training included a residency in pediatric psychology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio; a fellowship in pediatric psychology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia; and a fellowship in pediatric psychology at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Ievers-Landis received her Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) through the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, which she has already renewed once.

Dr. Ievers-Landis’ more recent research relates to the intersection of pediatric sleep and weight status, adherence to treatment of obstructive sleep apnea for children with Down Syndrome, and interventions to treat insomnia for children with autism spectrum disorders. She has more than 100 academic publications, the majority of which are peer reviewed. She is an associate editor of the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and Sleep Health, the journal of the National Sleep Foundation. She is on the editorial board of Child Psychiatry & Human Development. She is also a consulting editor on the editorial board of Professional Psychology: Research and Practice®, an American Psychological Association journal that publishes articles on the application of psychology, including the scientific underpinnings of the profession of psychology. Dr. Ievers-Landis is frequently interviewed for local and national media stories and is a presenter at workshops and symposia at national professional conferences.

She was a co-investigator or supervising psychologist on multiple National Institutes of Health (NIH) and foundation-funded local and national studies on weight management, type 2 diabetes, and sleep in children and adolescents. Dr. Ievers-Landis was the principal investigator of an NIH K23 career development award to study dietary adherence among children with chronic medical conditions.

Dr. Ievers-Landis’ current professional memberships include the American Psychological Association, the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, and the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.

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Research Interests

• Sleep disorders

• Pediatric weight management