Katharine Simon, PhD is a licensed clinical pediatric psychologist specializing in sleep, memory, and development psychology.
Katharine Simon, PhD is a licensed clinical pediatric psychologist. She obtained her clinical psychology doctorate at the University of Arizona specializing in sleep, memory, and development. She completed her clinical psychology internship and postdoctoral fellowship in Pediatric Consultation-Liaison at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) where she focused on treating children and adolescents with acute and chronic medical illnesses. Dr. Simon is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Sleep and Cognition Lab at UC Irvine.
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