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Sellman holds a degree in journalism from Columbia Chicago ('90) and is an independent sleep health journalist.

She currently serves as an independent journalist and blogger working for industry associations. She also generates educational materials for the American Association of Sleep Technologists, writes a weekly column for their blog, and contributes to their educational and content strategy committees. She served as Secretary of the Washington State Sleep Society between 2013-2018.

Among her other journalism efforts are award-winning contributions to publications of the American Association of Sleep Technologists (A2Zzz and the AAST blog).

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