Magda Lahorgue Nunes (Brazil; current member, BOD), MD, PhD
Candidate for Treasurer, International Pediatric Sleep Association
Professor of Neurology at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) in Porto Alegre - RS, Brazil. Obtained
her MD degree in 1982 at PUCRS School of Medicine and did her training in Pediatrics and Neurology, both at the São Lucas Hospital,
the University Hospital of PUCRS School of Medicine. In 1994 concluded a PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Campinas
(UNICAMP) – SP. She received post-doctoral training in Neurosciences (1998) in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine – New York,
under the orientation of Prof. Solomon L Moshe. Recipient of the Bernard J. D’Souza Award of the Child Neurology Society (USA) in
1999. Board certified in Pediatrics, Neurology, Pediatric Neurology and Sleep Medicine.
Active member of many international and Brazilian Medical Societies (Brazilian Academy of Neurology, Brazilian Pediatrics Society,
Brazilian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, Brazilian Sleep Association). Former president of Brazilian League against Epilepsy
(2004-2006). Former member of the International League against Epilepsy (ILAE) committees (Neurobiology and Latin American).
Member of the ILAE Task Force on Neonatal Seizures (2016-2022). Co-chair ILAE Neonatal Task Force- – Pediatric Committee (2022 -
2025). Board of Directors of the International Pediatric Sleep Association – IPSA (first term until 2015, 2022-2025). Director of the
Neurology Department of the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics (1996-1997, 2001-2003, 2019-2021, 2022-2025, 2025-2028).
Member of the editorial board of Jornal de Pediatria (Rio J) since 2001. Former member of the editorial board of Clinical
Neurophysiology - Elsevier (2001-2012) and Journal of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology (1991-2010, ex Jornal da Liga Brasileira
de Epilepsia- the scientific journal of Brazilian League against Epilepsy).
Has published scientific papers in many journals (187 by July 2025) and book chapters (80 by July 2025). Has edited 5 books,
Neurological Examination - 2002, Atlas of neonatal EEG-2003, Sleep and Behavior in childhood and adolescence- 2009/2015 (2nd
ed.), a child book (Why I do not like to sleep) – 2015, Sleep in adolescence – 2023, PRONEUROPED 2025-on ((aseries with 4
books/year to review all content of Pediatric Neurology).
Former Director (2014-2014), of the Graduated Program (PhD) of Medicine and Health Sciences at PUCRS. Served as Vice - President
of the Brain Institute (InsCer/BraIns) of Rio Grande do Sul (2016-2021). Director Biomedical Signal Processing Laboratory (EEG-PSG)
Brain Institute (2023-).
The main areas of interest in research are epilepsy during childhood (specifically in the neonatal period), sleep in children and
adolescents, Neonatal Neurophysiology.
Link to CV Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2543067198319684
Monica Roosa Ordway (USA; current member, BOD), PhD, APRN, FAAN
Candidate for Treasurer, International Pediatric Sleep Association
Dr. Monica Roosa Ordway is an Associate Professor at Yale School of Nursing, a pediatric nurse practitioner, and an NIH-funded
behavioral sleep health researcher. Her work centers on promoting sleep health equity in early childhood, with a focus on
underserved and minoritized populations. Through a combination of clinical expertise, community engagement, and implementation
science, she develops and tests family-centered sleep interventions designed for real-world settings, including Early Head Start and
pediatric primary care.
Dr. Ordway is the creator of Sleep Well, Bee Well, a culturally responsive, evidence-informed intervention grounded in Social
Cognitive Theory. Her program of research examines modifiable behavioral and psychosocial mechanisms, emphasizing parent
agency, contextual stressors, and household routines. She co-directs Yale’s Biobehavioral and Translational Research Laboratory
(BTRL), which supports a range of pediatric and adult studies involving behavioral observations, sleep measurement, biospecimen
collection, and intervention implementation.
Dr. Ordway is deeply committed to mentoring the next generation of interdisciplinary scientists in sleep health and child
development. She leads the MSN Research Concentration at Yale, a two-semester seminar and mentored practicum designed to
prepare master’s students for future doctoral study. In the PhD program at Yale School of Nursing, she teaches courses on
intervention development and research ethics, fostering rigorous, theory-informed, and ethically grounded scholarship. In addition
to her teaching and mentorship, Dr. Ordway has served on numerous national and international grant review panels and scientific
advisory boards, offering her expertise in pediatric sleep, behavioral interventions, and implementation science.
Dr. Ordway has been an active member of the International Pediatric Sleep Association since 2021 and currently serves on the Board
of Directors. She co-chaired the planning committees for the 2022 virtual IPSA conference and the 2024 in-person meeting in
Glasgow, Scotland, which saw more than double the usual number of abstract submissions and attracted presenters from 38
countries and attendees from 43 countries. She is now part of the planning team for IPSA 2026 in Florence, Italy, helping to shape its
focus on global equity, interdisciplinary science, and emerging technologies.
If elected Treasurer, Dr. Ordway brings extensive experience in managing multi-year, federally funded budgets; overseeing
operational spending in a shared-use laboratory; and ensuring transparent fiscal planning. She is passionate about strengthening
IPSA’s infrastructure and supporting its growth as the leading global forum for advancing pediatric sleep health research and
practice.
Narong Simakajornboon (USA; current member, BOD), MD, FCCP, FAASM
Candidate for Secretary/Treasurer, International Pediatric Sleep Association
Dr. Simakajornboon is a Professor of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is
the director of the Sleep Center and Sleep Medicine Fellowship Training Program at CCHMC and the University of Cincinnati. He
earned medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University in Thailand in 1992 before coming to the
United State. He completed pediatric residency at Children’s hospital of Michigan, followed by pediatric pulmonary and sleep
medicine fellowship at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a member of the American Academy of
Sleep Medicine, the American Thoracic Society, the American College of Chest Physician, the Sleep Research Society, the Society for
pediatric Research and the American Pediatric Society.
He has been a sleep medicine program director over the period of 20 years and has trained many sleep medicine fellows and
international trainees from several countries. He has conducted research in advancing pediatric sleep medicine in the area of sleep
related movements disorder, infant apnea and developmental neurobiology of respiratory control and pediatric narcolepsy. He has
published numerous peer-reviewed articles, abstracts and book chapters in the field of sleep medicine. He currently serves as an
associate editor of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Frontier in Neurology and Psychiatry, and Frontier in Sleep, and is on
editorial board of several journals. He previously served as a member of Steering committee of Childhood Sleep Disorders and
Development Section of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, a member of the Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee of the
American Thoracic Society (ATS) and a member of the planning committee of Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology (SRN) assembly of
the ATS International conference and the Sleep Program Director Planning Committee of the ATS. He is on the board of directors of
the International Pediatric Sleep Association.