Leslie M. Swanson, Ph.D., is a University of Michigan clinical assistant professor of psychiatry. She received her doctoral training at the University of Alabama, held a fellowship in adult clinical psychology at the University of Michigan Health System and is board certified in behavioral sleep medicine.
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