Christopher Barnes, PhD, is
currently anAssistant Professor
of Management in the Foster
School of Business, University
of Washington. Dr. Barnes
has a bachelor of science
with a major in psychology
and a minor in biology from
Pacific Lutheran University,
and an MBA from Webster
University. He spent four years as a research manager
in the Fatigue Countermeasures Branch of the Air Force
Research Laboratory. Following this, he obtained his PhD
in organizational behavior from Michigan State University.
Dr. Barnes’ research focuses on the nexus of sleep and
work, emphasizing in particular the influence of sleep on
work outcomes. His researchhas beenpublished in several
topmanagement andappliedpsychology journals, including
Academy of Management Review
,
Journal of Applied
Psychology
,
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision
Processes
, and
Personnel Psychology
. His research has
been covered in many mass media outlets, including ABC
News, MSNBC,
The NewYork Times
,
Wall Street Journal
,
BBCRadio,
HarvardBusinessReview
, andHuffingtonPost.
Adam Darkins, MD, leads the
national telehealth programs
for the Department of Veterans
Affairs
(VA).
Successful
implementation of telehealth
within theVA involves theuseof
health informatics and disease
management technologies to
enhance and extend care and
casemanagement.
Under Dr. Darkins’ leadership, the VA has developed
the clinical, technology and business underpinnings
to successfully implement and sustain enterprise-wide
telehealth-based services that havedemonstrably improved
access to care for patients, reduced utilization of health
care resourcesandbeenassociatedwith veryhigh levelsof
patient satisfaction.
Since 1991, Dr. Darkins has worked in health services
development, including transitioningcare fromhospitals into
home and community settings and implementing enterprise
information technology systems in theUSandUK. Hehasa
clinical background in neurosurgery.
CHRISTOPHERBARNES, PHD
Sleep andWork
Tuesday, June3, 2014 | 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Room 101E
ADAMDARKINS, MD, MPH
Telehealth: Changing theLocationof Care
toMake theHome andLocal Community
intoPreferredSitesof Care
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 | 8:00am – 9:00am
Room101E
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