Michael Lloyd Perlis
Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry
Director of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program
Department of Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania
Suite 670
3535 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania
Suite 670
3535 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 585-737-2531
Fax: 215-573-0759
Lab: 215-746-3577
Fax: 215-573-0759
Lab: 215-746-3577
Email:
mperlis@upenn.edu
mperlis@upenn.edu
Publications
Education:
BA (Religious Studies)
Guilford College, 1983.
MA (Psychology)
University of Arizona, 1990.
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
University of Arizona, 1994.
BA (Religious Studies)
Guilford College, 1983.
MA (Psychology)
University of Arizona, 1990.
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
University of Arizona, 1994.
Post-Graduate Training
Clinical Psychology Internship, Behavioral Medicine Track, Brown University, 1993-1994.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Pittsburgh, Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinics , 1994-1996.
Permanent linkClinical Psychology Internship, Behavioral Medicine Track, Brown University, 1993-1994.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Pittsburgh, Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinics , 1994-1996.
Selected Publications
Spiegelhalder, K., Baglioni, C., Morin, C. M., Nissen, C., Palagini, L., Perlis, M. L., Scott, H., & Riemann, D. Insomnia disorder. : Insomnia Disorder. Nature reviews. Disease primers. 12(1), April 2026.Walker, J. L., Campbell, R. L., Bridges, A. J., Acosta, C., Ellis, J. G., Perlis, M. L., & Vargas, I.: One-Session Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia in Integrated Primary Care: A Preliminary Study. Journal of sleep research 2026.
Posner, D., Perlis, M., Grandner, M.A., Smith, M.T.: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia: A Session by Session Guide, 2nd ed. \{Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia: A Session by Session Guide, 2nd ed.} Springer, 2026.
Krystal, A., Benca, R., McCall, W. V., Perlis, M. L., Watson, N. F., Winkelman, J. W., Fisher, M., & Morin, C. M.: Pharmacologic treatment data from chronic insomnia studies and the application to individuals with acute insomnia, a narrative review. Sleep medicine reviews 86, 2026.
Boyle, J. T., Morales, K. H., Vargas, I., Muench, A., Posner, D. A., Grandner, M. A., Seewald, M., Scott, H., Ellis, J., & Perlis, M.: The Natural History of Insomnia: Sleep Opportunity Extension Following a Poor Night of Sleep Is Not Related to the Transition From Acute to Chronic Insomnia. Journal of sleep research 2026.
Thompson, M. G., Boyle, J. T., Muench, A., Lampe, E. W., Chung, D., Grandner, M. A., Jemmott, J. B., Seixas, A. A., Jean-Louis, G., & Perlis, M. L.: Racial Differences in Self-Reported Sleep Continuity Disturbance, Problem Endorsement, and Daytime Dysfunction Among Black and White Non-Hispanic Adults in the United States. Nature and science of sleep 18, 2026.
Perlis, M and Mendelson W : Perception and memory of sleep/wake states: implications for the treatment of insomnia: “If awakening happened during the night, but one does not remember it, did it happen?” Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy. Elsevier 35(4), November 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbct.2025.100539.
Scott H, Cheung JMY, Muench A, Ivers H, Morin CM, Perlis ML.: Is Objective Short Sleep a Proxy for Frequent Insomnia? J Sleep Res Jun 2025.
Scott, H., Cheung, J. M. Y., Muench, A., Ivers, H., Morin, C. M., & Perlis, M. L.: Is Objective Short Sleep a Proxy for Frequent Insomnia? Journal of Sleep Research 35(1), June 2025.
Arentson-Lantz, E., Kokonda, M., Meers, J., Manber, R., Muench, A., Perlis, M., Boyle, J.T., Swartz, M., Grandner, M., Nowakowski, S.: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Menopausal Insomnia (CBT-MI) Improves Insomnia Severity and Vasomotor Symptoms in Peri- and Postmenopausal Women. SLEEP 48: A249, May 2025.