Tonya M. Palermo

Tonya M. Palermo is an American child psychologist whose research focuses on pediatric pain management. She is a professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine at the University of Washington, where she also serves as the vice chair for research for the department of anesthesiology and pain medicine since 2022. At the Seattle Children's Research Institute, she is the director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development since 2025 and directs the Pediatric Pain & Sleep Innovations Lab. Her research focuses on the intersection of pain, sleep, and psychosocial factors in children, and the development of digital health interventions for chronic pain. Provided by Wikipedia