She has a B.A. in Psychology from UCLA and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Loyola Marymount University. She did postgraduate studies in poetry and creative writing at Harvard University and has won a New Letters Poetry Prize. She lives and sleeps near Los Angeles, California. Her immediate goal is to become a champion sleeperKinosian, Janet is the author of 'Well-Rested Woman 60 Soothing Suggestions for Getting a Good Night's Sleep', published 2002 under ISBN 9781573248136 and ISBN 1573248134.