Terry Katz

Terry Katz, PhD is a licensed psychologist and Senior Instructor with Distinction at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She has worked with children with developmental disabilities and their families for over 30 years. In 2009, she co-founded a sleep behavior clinic for children with special needs at Children’s Hospital Colorado and continues to work in this clinic. Dr. Katz has helped develop educational materials for caregivers and providers to help address difficulties with sleep and has written a book on sleep for parents of children on the spectrum. She was the co-chair of the Autism Speaks/Autism Treatment Network Sleep Committee from 2012 to 2014. Her research interests include assessment of sleep problems, the association between sleep and daytime functioning, and behavioral sleep education.