Spectrum: Autism Research News

Temitayo Oyegbile-Chidi is associate professor of neurology at the University of California, Davis. Her practice and research focus on cognitive dysfunction and sleep disruption in children and adults with neurologic disorders such as epilepsy and brain injuries.  Oyegbile-Chidi is actively involved in the field of neurology. She serves on the Science Committee of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and is also a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American Epilepsy Society. She has received significant professional recognition, including selection for the AAN Diversity Leadership Program, selection to participate in the AAN’s Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum, the Minority Faculty Career Development Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Sleep Health Policy Advocacy Award from the National Sleep Foundation. She serves on the board of the National Sleep Foundation as a member-at-large in the Executive Committee. She also serves on the board of the Epilepsy Foundation in Washington, D.C., and Jhpiego in Baltimore, Maryland. Oyegbile-Chidi holds a B.S. in psychology and molecular biology, an M.D., and a Ph.D. in neuroscience, all from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She completed her graduate medical training at New York-Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell) in New York City and Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.