Mattress Firm's Sleep Health Panel

How Our Sleep Health Panel Informs Our Content

  • Reviews sleep health content for scientific accuracy, current research and relevant studies.
  • Provides perspectives on key sleep health topics based on members’ specialties, research and clinical experience.
  • Helps make sleep science easier to understand by turning complex information into clear, useful guidance.

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Meet Our Panel Members Dr. Hrayr P. Attarian Dr. Molly Atwood Dr. Angela Holliday-Bell Dr. Charlene Garmaldo Dr. Jennifer M. Mundt

Meet Our Panel Members

Our Sleep Health Panel brings together credentialed physicians, PhDs, sleep specialists and researchers with expertise across a range of sleep health topics. Meet the current members of the panel and learn more about their backgrounds, specialties and experience.

Dr. Hrayr P. Attarian

Hrayr Attarian MD, is a neurologist and sleep medicine physician. He is currently a Professor of Neurology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the medical director of the Sleep Health Centers at Northwestern Medicine. He has been in academic medicine for 27 years and has focused his research on sleep health equity between genders, in underserved communities, and among vulnerable populations. He has spoken at national and international conferences on a range of topics. He has edited four textbooks, two of which have had three editions, each completely updated and expanded. He has also published 125 peer-reviewed papers and numerous textbook chapters. In addition to neurology and sleep medicine, he teaches medical humanities and bioethics.

Dr. Molly Atwood

Molly Atwood is an Assistant Professor, Director of the Behavioral Medicine Clinic, and Director of the SBSM-accredited Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship in Behavioral Sleep Medicine. She completed her PhD in clinical psychology at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, and her clinical fellowship in Behavioral Sleep Medicine at Stanford University. Her clinical expertise centers on the evidence-based treatment of insomnia and other sleep disorders in patients with comorbid conditions including chronic pain, obesity, and mood disorders.

Dr. Angela Holliday-Bell

Dr. Angela Holliday-Bell is a Board-Certified Physician, Certified Clinical Sleep Specialist, and nationally recognized sleep expert dedicated to helping people get the restorative sleep they need to feel and function their best. She is the Founder of The Solution is Sleep, a sleep consulting practice, and Author of Sleeping on the Job.

Drawing from her medical expertise and personal experience overcoming insomnia, Dr. Holliday-Bell specializes in translating sleep science into practical, evidence-based strategies that fit into everyday life. She regularly shares her expertise through national media outlets, speaking engagements, and partnerships with leading brands, helping audiences understand the connection between sleep, overall health, and daily performance.

Her mission is to make better sleep more accessible and achievable for everyone.

Dr. Charlene Garmaldo

Dr. Charlene Gamaldo is an internationally recognized sleep medicine physician, researcher, and educator with over 20 years of experience advancing sleep science and health education. She is Professor of Neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Founder and Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Sleep and Wellness.

With over 122 scholarly works and 107 invited presentations at regional, national, and international forums, Dr. Gamaldo has established a distinguished record of scientific scholarship and education. Her contributions have earned national recognition, including the American Academy of Neurology’s Sleep Science Award.

Her expertise spans sleep quality, restorative sleep, sleep disorders, and the relationship between sleep and overall health, cognition, and well-being. As a scientific advisor, she brings a unique ability to translate rigorous research into accessible, evidence-based consumer education, helping individuals make informed decisions about their sleep habits, sleep environment, and long-term sleep health.

Dr. Jennifer M. Mundt

Jennifer Mundt, PhD, DBSM, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Public Health, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah. Dr. Mundt is a sleep psychologist whose research focuses on developing behavioral treatments for hypersomnia disorders, REM parasomnias, and NREM parasomnias. She also researches how sleep disorders impact family members and the ways family members help to care for patients with sleep disorders. Dr. Mundt completed graduate training in Clinical Health Psychology at the University of Florida and a fellowship in Behavioral Medicine at the Durham VA Medical Center.