The Sleep, Suicide, and Aging Lab – This is the site for Dr. Michael Nadorff's sleep, suicide, and aging research lab at Mississippi State University. Our lab is affiliated with the Mississippi State University Clinical Psychology doctoral program.

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Welcome to the online home of the Sleep, Suicide, and Aging lab at Mississippi State University. Our interests are broadly in these areas, with most of our research spanning at least two of them. For instance, we commonly investigate the interplay of sleep disorders and suicidal ideation.

Our research projects are highly influenced by our current graduate students, as you will see. We believe it is important to follow our passions and to do the research we believe is important to do regardless of whether or not it may lead to grant funding. That said, we regularly seek out grant funding. Our lab has been continuously funded since 2013 with our funding coming from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the Military Suicide Research Consortium (MSRC), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. Dr. Nadorff has served as PI on over $3.75 million dollars of external grant funding. He has also served as the director of the Clinical Psychology program at Mississippi State since 2014.

Please explore our website and learn more about what we do. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Dr. Nadorff.

Research

The focus of our lab is the interplay of behavioral sleep medicine, suicidal behavior, and clinical geropsychology. Our projects are determined in large part by our students’ interests. Below are the lab projects that we are currently working on, or hope to do in the near future.

Comparing in-person and application-driven Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for Nightmare Disorder

There is a strong literature supporting the use of Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for nightmare disorder. However, given the few number of clinicians who specialize in Behavioral Sleep Medicine, it is commonly difficult to find a therapist to provide the treatment. Recently the VA released a smartphone application based upon this innovative treatment, but research has yet to examine whether or not the application is as effective as Imagery Rehearsal Therapy provided in-person. For Kat Speed’s dissertation, we will be conducting a randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of Imagery Rehearsal Therapy being provided by a clinician in-person to the treatment being provided through the smart phone application. If you are an active duty member or Veteran with nightmares and are interested in the study please contact Dr. Nadorff. We thank the Military Suicide Research Consortium for providing funding for this study.

Validating The Alliance Project Gatekeeper Training

The Alliance Project is a gatekeeper training that was developed as part of our 2013-2016 SAMHSA campus GLS suicide prevention grant. As part of our new state-wide GLS grant we will be collecting validation data in order to strengthen the empirical basis of this empirically-derived gatekeeper training. Additionally, we will use these data to continue to improve and refine our gatekeeper training.

Measuring nightmares: the Mississippi State Bad Dreams and Nightmares scale

Although there is evidence that nightmare frequency and severity are two related but separate constructs, as are bad dreams and nightmares, there are few nightmare measures that bring all of these constructs together in one measure. We are in the process of writing up our validation of the Mississippi State Bad Dreams and Nightmares scale in the hopes of providing the field with a new measure that incorporates all of these important constructs.

Student projects

In addition to these we have several on-going student projects. Ashley and Anisha are currently working on an acculturation project, Anisha is studying the impact of race and ethnicity on suicidal behavior, and Courtney is examining human-animal interactions, particularly in relation to depression in older adults.

People

Michael R. Nadorff, Ph.D., Director

Dr. Michael Nadorff (far right pictured above) received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame in 2007 with degrees in Psychology and Computer Applications. He received his master’s and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at West Virginia University and completed his clinical residency at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Nadorff’s research interests involve the relations between sleep disorders, suicidal behavior, and aging. A particular focus of Dr. Nadorff’s work has been examining the relation between insomnia symptoms, nightmares, and suicidal behavior. Dr. Nadorff is also interested in changes in suicidal behavior with age and investigating the efficacy and effectiveness of sleep treatments such as Cogntive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for nightmares. In 2021 he was named a fellow of the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine. Dr. Nadorff has been continuously funded since 2013, receiving funding from SAMHSA, NIMH, CDC, and the Mississippi Department of Mental Health.

Doctoral Students

Addison All, M.S.

Addison All is a senior Psychology and Philosophy double major. Addison’s research interests include psychopathology, personality, and suicide; especially within the context of at-risk and marginalized communities that have been previously shorn in research and treatment. She has three pets; two dogs named Reggie and Layla, and a cat named Jase. Her hobbies include reading, playing video-games, and she also plays “Magic: The Gathering.”

Nathan Barclay, M.S.

Nathan Barclay, M.S. is a fifth-year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. Nathan recently shifted from working with Dr. Berman to Dr. Nadorff’s lab and he is working on a dissertation looking at how we can better fit therapy to men to hopefully lead to higher adherence, less dropout, and overall better treatment results. More information on Nathan is forthcoming.

Deepali Dhruve, M.S.

Deepali Dhruve, M.S. is a third year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in anthropology with a minor in psychology from the University of California, Davis. She also earned her post-baccalaureate certificate in psychology from the University of California, Irvine. While there, she became interested in and pursued research at the intersection of law and psychology. Currently, Deepali’s research interests include emotion regulation, trauma, and de-escalation in the context of law enforcement officers. Deepali is also a Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholar and has been published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. For more, please find her e-portfolio at https://www.deepalidhruve.com .

Victoria Garrigues, M.S.

Ryan Harra, M.S.

Ethan Herrin

Lissa Mandell, M.S.

Lissa Mandell, M.S., is a fourth-year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Computer Science from the University of Miami. She then spent four years as a full-time research assistant at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where she worked in a behavioral medicine lab focused on HIV prevention and treatment adherence. Lissa’s current research focuses on how people’s hobbies and interests relate to their mental health, and how we can harness the power of those hobbies and interests to improve mental health, with a particular focus on suicide prevention.

Chandler McDaniel, M.S.

Jose Menivar, B.A.

Jose Menjivar, B.A., is a second year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program. He received his Bachelors of Arts from CUNY Hunter College in New York and was a Psychology, Sociology, and Public Policy major. He also earned a Post-Baccalaureate certificate from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. It was here that he developed his current research interest, examining the role of illness identity on mental health progression and recovery. Jose is broadly interested in interdisciplinary conceptions of mental health as they relate to experience of symptoms and treatment outcomes. He is also interested in translating research into policy to increase the use of evidence-based treatment in the mental health sector. In this vein, he is currently working on research evaluating the effectiveness of gatekeeper suicide prevention training at Mississippi State University.

Ashley Pate, M.S.

Ashley is a fourth year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program. She received her Bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in women and gender studies from the University of Southern Mississippi. While there, she became interested in and pursued research on suicidal ideation among sexual minority individuals. Upon graduating, Ashley went to work as a behavior technician and a recreation adviser at an inpatient state psychiatric hospital in Florida. Experiences working with clients within that facility served to further her interest in pursuing research to help better understand and prevent suicide. Specifically, Ashley is interested in examining risk factors and resiliency among minority groups, particularly sexual and gender minorities, and how these factors may differ based upon intersecting identities.

Staff

Ashley Byars – Research Associate

Ashley Byars received a B.S. in History from Mississippi College. She came to our team from MSU High Performance Computing Collaboratory and serves as our Research Associate.

Tonya Calmes – Business Coordinator

Tonya Calmes received a B.S. in Business Administration from Rust College and came to our team from the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine. She serves as a business coordinator for our team and helps with administering and managing the Garrett Lee Smith youth suicide prevention grant.

Chris Ellzey, LPC

Christopher (Chris) Ellzey originally graduated from MSU with bachelor’s degrees in English literature and Philosophy. After teaching English abroad and elsewhere for the better part of a decade, he made the transition to mental health, earning a master’s degree from MSU in Clinical Mental Health Counseling along the way. As a licensed counselor, he works primarily with children and young adults as they navigate the processes of growing up and growing into themselves.

Rachel-Clair Franklin, LPC, CHEZ – Licensed Training and Response Clinician

Rachel-Clair received her bachelors degree from Mississippi University for Women in 2005 with a degree in Psychology. She received her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Mississippi State University in 2011. Rachel-Clair has been interested in the connection between mental health and public health and later obtained a master’s degree in Public Health from Mississippi University for Women in 2016. For six years she has worked directly with young adults within college counseling centers and has previous experience working with adolescents both in the home and within inpatient settings. Her clinical areas of interest include identity development, risk factors that contribute to suicidality, and the impact that sleep wake disorders have on the quality of life. She works as the training clinician on the Mississippi Garrett Lee Smith suicide prevention grant and is available for gatekeeper and postvention trainings free of charge throughout the state. Further. Rachel-Clair is available to respond to youth suicides throughout the state to help with postvention services. For more information regarding our Alliance Project trainings please go to https://www.msualliance.com .

Mary Grace, M.S.W.

Mary S. Grace, M.S.W., received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Mississippi State University and earned a Master of Social Work degree with a concentration in Children, Adolescents, & Their Families from The University of Alabama. She has worked in an outpatient clinic, a medical inpatient rehabilitation unit, & acute care at a hospital. She also has a background in office management and insurance billing. She serves as the Clinic Manager for Mississippi State University Behavioral Health Clinic.

Rebecca Kimbrough, LPC

Courtney Swan, M.S.W, L.C.S.W

Courtney Swan, M.S.W., received her undergrad degree from Auburn University in English with minors In psychology and economics and a Masters of Social Work from The Ohio State University. Her concentration in grad school was clinical tract with a focus on gerontology. She has worked in private practice, community mental health, an inpatient psychiatric hospital, nursing homes, domestic violence shelter, and student counseling center. Her primary course to teach was social welfare policy, though she has taught a variety of other courses in both social work and psychology. Courtney is part of our team instituting the AWARE grant.

Lab Alumni

Courtney Bolstad, Ph.D.

Courtney Bolstad, M.S., is a fourth-year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. Courtney is a student representative for the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine and the American Psychological Association’s Human-Animal Interaction Section 13 of Division 17. Courtney’s research interests include sleep, geropsychology, and human-animal interactions. As an emerging scholar, Courtney has numerous peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals and many other manuscripts under review. Courtney has been featured in Time, Quartz, Gizmodo, The Dream Journal, Insider, and Sleep Review on various sleep topics.

Christopher Drapeau, Ph.D.

Dr. Drapeau completed his post-doctoral fellowship in our lab. He is the Executive Director of Prevention, Suicide Prevention and Crisis Response for the State of Indiana. He is formerly an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education, serving as a faculty member in the graduate M.Ed./Ed.S. School Psychology Program at Valparaiso University. He completed his doctoral training at Ball State University, where he specialized in school psychology, clinical neuropsychology, and counseling psychology. Christopher completed an APA-accredited doctoral internship in the Psychological Services Department at Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, where he also specialized in parent management training (PMT). During his postdoctoral fellowship at Mississippi State University, he specialized in behavioral sleep medicine and provided mid-level supervision to Clinical Psychology doctoral students providing PMT services.

Courtney (Shea) Golding, Ph.D.

Dr. Shea Golding is one of the first four graduates from the Clinical Psychology PhD program at MSU, and is also the first graduate from our laboratory. She received her master’s degree from MSU, with her thesis focusing on parenting and discipline practices (Dr. Cliff McKinney, chair). Her dissertation, which was funded by the Military Suicide Research Consortium, focused on the role religiosity plays in coping after the suicide of a loved one (external member: Dr. Julie Cerel). Dr. Golding is now a licensed psychologist and practices Behavioral Sleep Medicine at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her profile at Spectrum Health can be found here.

Katrina (Kat) Speed, Ph.D.

Dr. Katrina Speed is a staff psychologist at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, GA. Prior to that, she was a MIRECC post-doctoral fellow at the Canandaigua VA. She graduated from Mississippi University for Women with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Business Management minor. Her dissertation, which was generously funded by the Military Suicide Research Consortium, examined the effectiveness of Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for Nightmares administered in-person to administered via a smartphone app in a sample of active duty military and Veterans (external committee member: Dr. Anne Germain).

Applicants

Dr. Nadorff IS NOT planning to accept a clinical doctoral student for Fall 2024 (updated 9/9/23)

Intellectually-curious, hardworking graduate students are invited to apply to the sleep, suicide, and aging lab. Students who have an interest in suicidology, behavioral sleep medicine, or clinical gerontology will likely be the best fit for our laboratory. The lab can be best described as research intensive, though given the lab’s focus on applied research (particularly behavioral sleep medicine and suicide prevention), clinically-minded students may also find the lab to be a strong fit as long as they are willing to be active researchers while in the lab.

Graduate students are treated as junior colleagues within the lab, and are expected to play an active role in the lab. In addition to their milestone projects (e.g. thesis), graduate students are expected to play a significant role in at least one of the lab projects, as well as help mentor the undergraduate students. Graduate students may also have the opportunity to collaborate with other labs so long as they are making good progress on their milestone projects and meeting expectations.

Although not required by the clinical psychology PhD program, our students pick an external member for their dissertation committees. Inspired by the European dissertation model, this committee member is typically a premier researcher in the topic being studied. To date, we have been fortunate to have Drs. Julie Cerel, Anne Germain, and Christy Hoffman serve as external committee members.

Prospective students who are seriously considering our lab are encouraged to learn more about our graduate programs and then email Dr. Nadorff so he is aware of your interest and can watch for your application. After emailing Dr. Nadorff, please apply!

Prospective Undergraduate Students

The Sleep, Suicide, and Aging laboratory occasionally has openings for undergraduate research assistants to help us with our various studies. In addition to learning about the lab’s research and gaining research experience, research assistants may assist with participant recruitment, entering data, and administrative tasks such as making copies and calling participants. Advanced research assistants may also have the opportunity to play a more hands-on role with our research projects, including potentially having the opportunity to present at research meetings, or taking part in publications. If you are interested in joining, please complete our lab application Download here.

Publications

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In Press

91. Xue, P., Merikanto, I, Chung, F., Morin, C.M., Espie, C., Bjorvatn, B., Cedernaes, J., Landtblom, A., Penzel, T., De Gennaro, L., Holzinger, B., Matsui, K., Hrubos-Strøm, H. Korman, M., Leger, D., Mota-Rolim, S., *Bolstad, C.J., Nadorff, M., Plazzi, G., Reis, C., Chan, R.N.Y., Wing, Y.K., Yordanova, J., Bjelajac, A.K., Inoue, Y., Partinen, M., Dauvilliers, Y., Benedict, C. Persistent short nighttime sleep duration is associated with a greater post-COVID risk in fully mRNA-vaccinated individuals. Translatinal Psychiatry.

90. Bjorvatn, B., Merikanto, I., Reis, C., Korman, M., Bjelajac, A.K., Holzinger, B.; De Gennaro, L.; Wing, Y.K.; Morin, C.M.; Espie, C.A.; Benedict, C.; Landtblom, A.; Matsui, K.; Hrubos-Strøm, H.; Mota-Rolim, S.; Nadorff, M.R.; Plazzi, G.; Chan, R.N.Y.; Partinen, M.; Dauvilliers, Y.; Chung, F.; Forthun, I. (In Press). Shift workers are at increased risk of severe COVID-19 compared with day workers: Results from the International COVID Sleep Study (ICOSS) of 7141 workers. Chronobiology International. PDF

89. Merikanto, I., Dauvilliers, Y., Chung, F., Wing, Y.K., De Gennaro, L., Holzinger, B., Bjorvatn, B., Morin, C.M., Penzel, T., Benedict, C., Bjelajac, A, Chan, N.Y., Espie, C.A., Hrubos-Strøm, H., Inoue, Y., Korman, M, Landtblom, A, Léger, D., Matsui, K., Mota-Rolim, S., Nadorff, M.R., Plazzi, G., Reis, C., Yordanova, J., & Partinen, M. (In Press). Sleep symptoms are essential features of Long COVID – comparing healthy controls to COVID-19 cases of different severity in the International COVID Sleep study (ICOSS-II). Journal of Sleep Research.

88. *Pate, A.R., DeShong, H.L., Stafford, T.W.D., Nadorff, M.R. (In Press). Impact of social support on suicidal ideation and attempts among gender minority adults. International Journal of Aging and Human Development.

87. Liu, Y., Partinen, E., Chan, N.Y., Dauvilliers, Y., Inoue, Y., De Gennaro, L., Plazzi, G., *Bolstad, C.J., Nadorff, M.R., Merikanto, I., Bjorvatn, B., Han, F., Zhang, B., Cunha, A.S., Mota-Rolim, S., Léger, D., Matsui, K., Espie, C.A., Chung, F., Morin, C.M., Sieminski, M., Penzel, T., Holzinger, B., Partinen, M., & Wing, Y.K. (In Press). Dream-enactment behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic: An international COVID-19 sleep study. Journal of Sleep Research.

86. *Tubbs, A.S., Hendershot, S., Ghandi, S.B., Nadorff, M.R., Drapeau, C.W., Fernandez, F., Perlis, M.L., & Grandner, M.A. (In Press). Social jetlag and other aspects of sleep are linked to non-suicidal self-injury among college students. Archives of Suicide Research. PDF

85. *McDaniel, C., DeShong, H.L., Rufino, K., & Nadorff, M.R. (In Press). The synergistic effects of neuroticism and extraversion on suicidal ideation, single attempts, and multiple attempts in an inpatient sample. Psychiatry Research.

84. *Bolstad, C.J., Cui, R., Fiske, A., & Nadorff, M.R. (In Press). Age Moderates the Relation Between Sleep Problems and Suicide Risk. Clinical Gerontologist. PDF

83. *Bolstad, C.J., *Szkody, E., & Nadorff, M.R. (In Press). Factor analysis and validation of the Disturbing Dreams and Nightmares Severity Index. Dreaming. PDF

82. Pierpaoli-Parker, C., *Bolstad, C., *Szkody, E., Amara, A.W., Nadorff, M.R., & Thomas,S.J. (In Press). The Impact of Imagery Rehearsal Therapy on Dream Enactment in a Patient with REM-Sleep Behavior Disorder: A Case Study. Dreaming. PDF

81. McCall, W.V., Porter, B., *Pate, A.R., *Bolstad, C.J., Drapeau, C.W., Krystal, A.D., Benca, R.M., Rumble, M.E., Nadorff, M.R. (In Press). Examining Suicide Assessment Measures for Research Use: Using Item Response Theory to Optimize Psychometric Assessment for Research on Suicidal Ideation in Major Depressive Disorder. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. PDF

80. Dozier, M. E., Speed, K. J., Davidson, E. J., *Bolstad, C. J., Nadorff, M. R., & Ayers, C. (In Press). The association between sleep and late life hoarding. International Journal of Aging and Human Development. PDF

2022

79. Tidler, A., Krakow, B., McIver, N., Ulibarri, V., & Nadorff, M.R. (In Press). Sleepiness and fatigue associated with avoidance behavior in moderately severe PTSD patients presenting to a community-based sleep center. Minerva Psychiatry.

78. *Amadi, S.C., Berman, M.E., *Timmins, M.A., Guillot, C.R., Fanning, J.R., Nadorff, M.R., & McCloskey, M.S. (in press). Analgesic effect of alcohol mediates the association between alcohol intoxication and deliberate self-harm. Archives of Suicide Research. PDF

77. *Freitag, S., *Bolstad, C. J., Nadorff, M. R. & Lamis, D. A. (in press). Social functioning mediates the relation between symptoms of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among youth. Journal of Child and Family Studies. PDF

2021

76. *Bolstad, C. J., **Edwards, G. E., Gardner, A. & Nadorff, M. R. (2021). Pets and a Pandemic: An exploratory mixed method analysis of how the COVID-19 pandemic affected dogs, cats, and owners. Human-Animal Interaction Bulletin, 11(2), 65-78. PDF

75. Brandao, L. E. M., Martikainen, T., Merikanto, I., Holzinger, B., Morin C., Espie, C., Bolstad, C. J., Leger, D., Chung, F., Plazzi, G., Dauvilliers, Y., Matsui, K., De Gennaro, L., Sieminski, M., Nadorff, M. R., Chan, N. Y., Wing, Y. K., Mota-Rolim, S. A., Inoue, Y., Partinen, M., Benedict, C., Bjorvatn, B., & Cedernaes, J. (2021). Social jetlag changes during the COVID-19 pandemic as a predictor of insomnia – a multi-national survey study. Nature and Science of Sleep, 13, 1711-1722. PDF

74. Morin, C. M., Bjorvatn, B., Chung, F., Holzinger, B., Partinen, M., Penzel, T., Ivers, H., Wing, Y. K., Chan, N. Y., Merikanto, I., Mota-Rolim, S., Macêdo, T., De Gennaro, L., Léger, D., Dauvilliers, Y., Plazzi, G., Nadorff, M. R., Bolstad, C. J., Sieminski, M., Benedict, C., … Espie, C. A. (2021). Insomnia, anxiety, and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international collaborative study. Sleep medicine, 87, 38–45. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2021.07.035. PDF

73. *Bolstad, C. J., Porter B., Brown, C. J., Kennedy, R. E. & Nadorff, M. R. (2021). The relation between pet ownership, anxiety, and depressive symptoms in late life: Propensity score matched analyses. Anthrozoös, 34(5), 671-684. PDF

72. Chung, F., Waseem, R., Pham, C., Penzel, T., Han, F., Bjortvatn, B., Morin, C.M., Holzinger, B., Espie, C.A., Benedict, C., Cedernas, J., Saaresranta, T., Wing, Y.K., Nadorff, M.R., Dauvillers, Y., De Gennaro, L., Plazzi, G., Merikanto, I., Matsui, K., Leger, D., Sieminski, M., Mota-Rolim, S., Inoue, Y., Partinen, M., and the International COVID Sleep Study (ICOSS) group (2021). Risk of sleep apnea, comorbidities, and risk of COVID-19: A population based international harmonized study. Sleep and Breathing, 25(2), 849-860. PDF

71. Worley, C.B., *Bolstad, C.J., and Nadorff, M.R. (2021). Epidemiology of disturbing dreams in a diverse U.S. sample. Sleep Medicine, 83, 5-12. PDF

70. Robertson, M.N., DeShong, H.L., Steen, J.S., Buys, D.R., & Nadorff, M.R. (2021). Mental Health First Aid training for extension agents in rural communities. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 51(2), 301-307. PDF

69. *Salem, T., Winer, E. S., *Jordan, D. G., Nadorff, M. R., Fanning, J. R., Veilleux, J. C.,*Swinea, J.C., Berman, M. E. (2021). Anhedonia and the relationship between other depressive symptoms and aggressive behavior. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(7-8), 3257-3284. PDF

68. *Simmons, Z., Burlingame, G., Korbanka, J., Eastman, K., Thomas, D., Christensen, J., Jenson, M., Nadorff, M.R., & Kay, D.B. (2021). Insomnia symptom severity is associated with increased suicidality and prospective death by suicide in a psychiatric sample. SLEEP, 44(7), zsab032. PDF

67. Nadorff, M.R., DeShong, H.L., Golding, S., Cerel, J., *McDaniel, C.J., *Pate, A.R.,*Kelley, K., & *Walgren, M.D. (2021). Rates of exposure to natural, accidental, and suicide deaths. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 51(3), 478-481. PDF

66. * Fränkl, E.C., Scarpelli, S., Nadorff, M.R., Bjorvatn, B., Bolstad, C., Chan, N.Y., Chung, F., Dauvilliers, D., Espie, C.A., Inoue, Y., Leger, D., Macêdo, T., Matsui, K., Merikanto, I., Morin, C.M.,Mota-Rolim, S., Partinen, M., Penzel, T., Plazzi, G., Sieminski, M., Wing, Y.K., De Gennaro, L., & Holzinger, B. (2021). How our dreams changed during the COVID-19 pandemic: effects and correlates of dream recall frequency during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multinational study on 19,355 adults. Nature and Science of Sleep, 15, 1573-1591. PDF

2020

65. *Timmins, M.A., Berman, M.E., Nadorff, M.R., *Amadi, S.C., Fanning, J.R., McCloskey, M.S. (2020). Does state dissociation mediate the relation between alcohol intoxication and deliberate self-harm? Archives of Suicide Research, 24(sup1), 231-242. PDF

64. Rufino, K.A., Ward-Ciesielski, E., Webb, C.A., & Nadorff, M.R. (2020). Emotion regulation difficulties mediate the relation between nightmares and suicide in an adult psychiatric inpatient sample. Psychiatry Research, 293, 113437. PDF

63. Mayer, L., Rüsch, N., Frey, L.M., Nadorff, M.R., Drapeau, C.W., Sheehan, L., & Oexle, N. (2020). Anticipated suicide stigma, secrecy, and suicidality among suicide attempt survivors. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 50, 707-713. PDF

62. Lund E. M., Schultz, J. C., Thomas, K. B., Nadorff, M. R., Galbraith, K., & DeTore, N. R. (2020). “It’s awful when we get it wrong”: An exploratory qualitative study of vocational rehabilitation counselors’ perspectives on suicide. OMEGA – Journal of Death and Dying,81(4), 551-556. PDF

61. *Bolstad, C. J. & Nadorff, M. R. (2020). What types of insomnia relate to anxiety and depression in late life? Heliyon, 6, e05315. PDF

60. Lund, E. M., Nadorff, M. R., Thomas, K. B., & Galbraith, K. (2020). Examining the contributions of disability to suicidality in the context of depression symptoms and other sociodemographic factors. OMEGA: Journal of Death and Dying, 81(2), 298-318. PDF

59. Crew, E.C., Baron, K.G., Grandner, M.A., Ievers-Landis, C.E., McCrae, C.S., Nadorff, M.R., Nowakowski, S., Ochsner Margolies, S., Hansen, K. (2020). The Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) COVID-19 Task Force: Objectives and Summary Recommendations for Managing Sleep During a Pandemic. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 18(4), 570 – 572. PDF

58. Lund, E. M., Schultz, J. C., Thomas, K. B., Nadorff, M. R., Sias, C. M., Chowdhury, D., DeTore, N. R., & Galbraith, K. (2020). “I honestly would not have known what to do”: An exploratory study of perspectives on client suicide among vocational rehabilitation support staff. Journal of Death and Dying, 81(2), 298-318. PDF

2019

57. Lund, E. M., Schultz, J. C., McKnight-Lizotte, M., Nadorff, M. R., Galbraith, K., & Thomas, K. B. (2019). Suicide-related experience, knowledge, and perceived comfort and crisis competency among vocational rehabilitation support staff. Journal of Rehabilitation, 85(4), 33-41. PDF

56. Drapeau, C.W., Nadorff, M.R., McCall, W.M., *Titus, C.E., *Barclay, N., **Payne, A. (2019). Screening for suicide risk in adult sleep patients. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 46, 17-26. PDF

55. Gieselmann, A., Aoudia, M.A, Carr, M., Germain, A., Gorzka, R., Holzinger, B., Kleim, B., Krakow, B., Kunze, A.E., Lancee, J., Nadorff, M.R., Nielsen, T., Riemann, D., Sandahl, H., Schlarb, A.A., Schmid, C., Schredl, M., Spoormaker, V.I., Steil, R., van Schagen, A.M., Wittmann, L., Zshoche, M., Pietrowsky, R. (2019). Aetiology and treatment of nightmare disorder: State of the art and future perspectives. Journal of Sleep Research, 28(4), e12820. PDF

54. *Daghigh, A., Daghigh, V,. Niazi, M., & Nadorff, M.R. (2019). The association between anhedonia, suicide ideation, and suicide attempts: A replication in a Persian student sample. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 49(3), 678-683. PDF

53. Nadorff, M.R., *Titus, C.E., *Pate, A.R. (2019). A meaningful step toward understanding the cause and impact of nightmares. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 15(2), 179-180. – peer-reviewed commentary. PDF

52. Ellis, T.E., Rufino, K.A., & Nadorff, M.R. (2019). Treatment of nightmares in psychiatric inpatients with Imagery Rehearsal Therapy: An open trial and case series. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 17(2). PDF

51. Lund, E.M., Nadorff, M.R., Seader, K., Thomas, K.B. (2019). Comparing internal consistency, overall scores, and response patterns on the Suicidal Behavior Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R) in people with and without disabilities. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 62(2), 108-120. PDF

2018

50. McIver, N.D., Krakow, B., Krakow, J., Nadorff, M.R., Ulibarri, V.A., & Baade, R. (2018). Sleep Disorder Prevalence in At-Risk Adolescents and Potential Effects of Nightmare Triad Syndrome. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 32(1), /j/ijamh.2020.32.issue-1/ijamh-2017-0125/ijamh-2017-0125.xml. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2017-0125. PDF

49. Ward-Ciesielski, E., Winer, E.S., Drapeau, C.W., Nadorff, M. R. (2018). Examining components of emotion regulation in relation to sleep problems and suicide risk. Journal of Affective Disorders, 241, 41-48. PDF

48. Lund, E. M., Schultz, J. C., Nadorff, M. R., Thomas, K. B., Chowdhury, D., & Galbraith, K. (2018). Vocational rehabilitation counselors’ experiences with and knowledge of non-suicidal self-injury. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 49(3), 12-19.

47. Lund, E. M., Schultz, J. C., Nadorff, M. R., Thomas, K. B., Chowdhury, D., & Galbraith, K. (2018). Experience with and knowledge in non-suicidal self-injury in vocational rehabilitation support staff. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 49(1), 32-39.

46. *Titus, C.E., *Speed, K.J., *Cartwright, P.M., Drapeau, C.W., **Heo, Y., & Nadorff, M.R. (2018). What role do nightmares play in suicide? A Brief Exploration. Current Opinion in Psychology, 22, 59-62. PDF

45. *Speed, K.J., Drapeau, C.W., Nadorff, M.R. (2018). Differentiating single and multiple suicide attempters: What nightmares can tell us that other predictors cannot. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 14(5), 829-834. PDF

44. *Webb, C.A., *Cui, R., *Titus, C., Fiske, A., & Nadorff, M.R. (2018). Sleep Disturbance, Activities of Daily Living, and Depressive Symptoms among Older Adults. Clinical Gerontologist, 41(2), 172-180. PDF

43. Nadorff, M.R., Drapeau, C. W., & Pigeon, W.R. (2018). Psychiatric illness and sleep in older adults: comorbidity and opportunities for intervention. Sleep Medicine Clinics, 13(1), 81-91. PDF

42. Lund, E.M., Nadorff, M.R., Galbraith, K., Thomas, K.B. (2018). Using Amazon Mechanical Turk to recruit participants with disabilities. SAGE Research Methods Cases. PDF

2017

41. Berman, M.E., Fanning, J.R., Guillot, C.R., Marsic, A., Bullock, J., Nadorff, M.R., & McCloskey, M.S. (2017). Effects of alcohol dose on deliberate self-harm in men and women. Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology, 85(9), 854-861. PDF

40. *Michaels, M.S., **Balthrop, T., Nadorff, M.R., Joiner, T.E. (2017). Total sleep time as a predictor of suicidal behavior. Journal of Sleep Research, 26(6), 732-738. PDF

39. *Salem, T., Winer, E. S., & Nadorff, M. R. (2017). Combined behavioural markers of cognitive biases are associated with anhedonia. Cognition and Emotion, 32, 422-430. PDF

38. *Lund, E.M., Schultz, J.C., Nadorff, M.R. (2017). The Factor Structure, Internal Consistency, and Convergent Validity of Two Suicide Assessment Competency Measures in Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 61(1), 20-27. PDF

37. Lund, E.M., Schultz, J.C., Nadorff, M.R., Galbraith, K., & Thomas, K.B. (2017).Experience, Knowledge, and Perceived Comfort and Clinical Competency in Working with Suicidal Clients among Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 61(1), 54-63. PDF

36. Drapeau, C.W. & Nadorff, M.R. (2017). Suicidality in sleep disorders: Prevalence, impact, and management strategies. Nature and Science of Sleep, 2017:9, 213 – 226. PDF

35. Winer, E.S., *Bryant, J., Bartoszek, G., Rojas, E., Nadorff, M.R., & *Kilgore, J. (2017). Mapping the relationship between anxiety, anhedonia, and depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 221, 289 – 296. PDF

34. *Hom, M. A., Hames, J. L., Bodell, L. P., Buchman-Schmitt, J. M., *Chu, C., Chiurliza, B., *Michaels, M. S., Rogers, M. L., Ribeiro, J. D., Nadorff, M. R., Winer, E. S., Lim, I. C., Rudd, M. D., & Joiner, T. E. (2017). Investigating insomnia as a cross-sectional and longitudinal predictor of loneliness: Findings from six samples. Psychiatry Research, 253, 116-128. PDF

33. *Bryant, J., Winer, E.S., *Salem, T., & Nadorff, M.R. (2017). Struggling Toward Reward: Recent Experience of Anhedonia Interacts with Motivation to Predict Reward Pursuit in the Face of a Stressful Manipulation. PLOS ONE, 12(3):e0173439, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0173439. PDF

32. Jahn, D.R., Drapeau, C.W., Wacha-Montes, A., Grant, B.L., Nadorff, M.R., Pusateri, M.J., Hannah, D.J., Bryant, G., Cukrowicz, K.C. (2017). Characteristics of and barriers to suicidology training in undergraduate and clinically-oriented graduate-level psychology programs. Suicidology Online, 8, 104-113. Retrieved from http://www.suicidology-online.com/. PDF

31. Zielinski, M.J., Veilleux, J.C., Winer, E.S., & Nadorff, M.R. (2017). A short-term longitudinal examination of the relations between depression, anhedonia, and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors in adults with a history of self-injury. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 73, 187-195. PDF

2016

30. Lund, E.M., Schultz, J.C., Nadorff, M.R., Galbraith, K., & Thomas, K.B. (2016). Psychometric properties of two self-report suicide assessment and intervention competency measures in a sample of vocational rehabilitation support staff. The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling, 1-17. doi:10.1017/jrc.2016.15 Impact factor: unindexed. PDF

29. Winer, E. S., Cervone, D., *Bryant, J.C., McKinney, C., Liu, R.T., & Nadorff, M. R.(2016). Distinguishing Mediational Models and Analyses in Clinical Psychology: Atemporal Associations Do Not Imply Causation. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 72(9), 947-955. Impact factor: 2.123. PDF

28. Krakow, B,. Ulibarri, V., McIver, N., & Nadorff, M.R. (2016). A novel therapy for chronic sleep onset insomnia: A retrospective, nonrandomized controlled study of auto-adjusting, dual level, positive airway pressure technology. The Primary Care Companion, 18(5), e1-e10. Impact factor: 1.00 (ResearchGate estimate). PDF

27. Winer, E. S., *Drapeau, C. W., Veilleux, J. C., & Nadorff, M. R. (2016). The association between anhedonia, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts in a large student sample. Archives of Suicide Research, 20(2), 265-272. Impact factor 1.901. PDF

26. Nadorff, M.R., **Pearson, M.D., *Golding, S. (2016). Explaining the relation between nightmares and suicide. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 12(3), 289-290. Impact factor 3.429. PDF

25. *Lund, E.M., Nadorff, M.R., *Seader, K. (2016). The relationship between suicidality and disability when accounting for depressive symptomology. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 59(3), 185-188. Impact factor 0.744. PDF

24. *Lund, E.M., Nadorff, M.R., Winer, E.S., & *Seader, K. (2016). Is suicide an option? The impact of disability on suicide acceptability in the context of depression, suicidality, and demographic factors. Journal of Affective Disorders, 189(1), 25-35. (also see corrigendum). Impact factor: 3.432. PDF

2015

23. *Golding, S., Nadorff, M. R., Winer, E. S., & **Ward, K. C. (2015). Unpacking sleep and suicide in older adults in a combined online sample. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 11(12), 1385–1392. Impact factor: 2.710. PDF

22. Nadorff, M. R., Nadorff, D. K., & Germain, A. (2015). Nightmares: Under- Reported, Undetected, and Therefore Untreated. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 11(7), 747-750. Impact factor: 2.710. PDF

21. Bernert, R.A. & Nadorff, M.R. (2015). Sleep disturbance and suicidal behavior. Sleep Medicine Clinics, 10(1), 35-39. Impact factor: 0.95 (ResearchGate estimate). PDF

2014

20. Nadorff, M.R., Ellis, T.E., & Allen, J.G., Winer, E. S., & Herrera, S. (2014). Presence and persistence of sleep-related symptoms and suicidal ideation in psychiatric inpatients. CRISIS, 35(6), 398 – 405. Impact factor: 1.762. PDF

19. Nadorff, M.R., *Salem, T., Winer, E.S., Lamis, D.A., Nazem, S., Berman, M.E. (2014). Explaining alcohol use and suicide risk: A moderated mediation model involving insomnia symptoms and gender. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 10(12), 1317-1323. Impact factor: 2.826. PDF

18. Winer, E. S., Nadorff, M.R., Ellis, T.E., Allen, J.G., Herrera, S., *Salem, T. (2014). Anhedonia predicts suicidal ideation in a large psychiatric inpatient sample. Psychiatry Research, 218(1-2), 124-128. Impact factor: 2.682. PDF

17. Ivan, M.C., Amspoker, A., Nadorff, M.R., Kunik, M. E., Cully, J. A., Wilson, N., Calleo, J., Kraus-Schuman, C., & Stanley, M. A. (2014). Alcohol use, anxiety, and insomnia in older adults with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22(9), 875-883. Impact factor: 3.519. PDF

16. Nadorff, M.R., *Lambdin, K. K., Germain, A. (2014). Pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments for nightmare disorder. International Review of Psychiatry, 26(2), 225 – 236 (invited submission). Impact factor: 1.403. PDF

15. Nadorff, M.R., Anestis, M. D., Nazem, S., **Harris, H. C., & Winer, E. S. (2014). Sleep Disorders and the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide: Independent Pathways to Suicidality? Journal of Affective Disorders, 152-154, 505 – 512. Impact factor: 3.705. PDF

14. Bagge, C. L., Lamis, M. A., Nadorff, M. R., & Osman, A. (2014). Relations between hopelessness, depressive symptoms, and suicidality: mediation by reasons for living. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 70(1), 18 – 31. Impact factor: 2.111. PDF

13. Nadorff, M. R., Porter, B., Rhoades, H. M., Kunik, M. E., Greisinger, A. J., & Stanley, M. A. (2014). Bad dream frequency in older adults with Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Prevalence, correlates, and effect of cognitive behavioral treatment for anxiety. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 12(1), 28 – 40. Impact factor: 1.744. PDF

2013

12. Fiske, A., Bamonti, P., Nadorff, M. R., **Petts, R., Sperry, J. A. (2013) Control strategies and suicidal ideation in older primary care patients with functional limitations. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 46(3), 271-289. Impact factor: 0.805. PDF

11. O’Riley, A.A,. Nadorff, M.R., Conwell, Y., Edelstein, B. (2013). Challenges associated with managing suicide risk in long-term care facilities. Annals of Long-Term Care, 21(6), 28 – 34. Impact factor: unindexed. PDF

10. Pane, H.T., White, R.S., Nadorff, M.R., Grills-Taquechel, A., & Stanley, M.A.(2013). Multisystemic therapy for child non-externalizing psychological and health problems: A preliminary review. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 16(1), 81 – 99. Impact factor: 4.750. PDF

9. Nadorff, M.R., Nazem, S., & Fiske, A. (2013). Insomnia symptoms, nightmares, and suicide risk: duration of sleep disturbance matters. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 43(2), 139 – 149. Impact factor: 1.403. PDF

8. Nadorff, M. R., Fiske, A., Sperry, J. A., **Petts, R., & Gregg, J. J. (2013). Insomnia Symptoms, Nightmares and Suicidal Ideation in Older Adults. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 68(2), 145-152. Impact factor: 2.852. PDF

2012

7. Cully, J. A., Armento, M. E. A., Mott, J. Nadorff, M. R., Naik, A., Stanley, M. A., Sorocco, K., Kunik, M. E., Peterson, N., Kauth, M. R. (2012). Brief cognitive behavioral therapy in primary care: using hybrid effectiveness-implementation designs to advance care practices. Implementation Science, 7:64. Impact factor: 2.372. PDF

6. Davidov, D. M., Nadorff, M. R., Jack, S. M., & Coben, J.H. (2012). Nurse home visitors’ perspectives of mandatory reporting of children’s exposure to intimate partner violence to child protection agencies. Public Health Nursing.29(5), 412-23, doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2011.01003.x. Impact factor: 0.780. PDF

5. Davidov, D. M., Nadorff, M. R., Jack, S. M., & Coben, J. H. (2012). Nurse home visitors’ perceptions of mandatory reporting of intimate partner violence to law enforcement agencies. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27(12), 2484-502. Impact factor: 1.355. PDF

4. Friedlander, A., Nazem, S., Fiske, A., Nadorff, M. R., & Smith, M. (2012). Self-concealment and suicidal behavior. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 42, 332-340. doi: 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2012.00094.x. Impact factor: 1.758. PDF

3. Ellis, T. E., Green, K. L., Allen, J. G., Jobes, D. A., & Nadorff, M. R. (2012). Collaborative assessment and management of suicidality in an inpatient setting: Results of a pilot study. Psychotherapy 49(1), 72-80. Impact factor: 2.629. PDF

2011

2. Nadorff, M.R., Nazem, S., & Fiske, A. (2011). Insomnia symptoms, nightmares and suicidal ideation in a college sample. SLEEP, 34(1), 93-98. Impact factor: 5.402. PDF

2009

1. Cummins, L.F., Nadorff, M.R., & Kelly, A.E. (2009). Both winning and negative affect can lead to reckless gambling. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 23(2), 287-294. Impact factor: 2.679. PDF

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