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Brett Messman

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Psychology

Email: brett.messman@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of North Texas, 2024
    Major: Behavioral Science
    Dissertation: Simultaneous Effects of Sleep Disturbances and Negative Emptions on PTSD Symptom Trajectories: From Early to Chronic Trauma Response
  • MS, University of North Texas, 2022
    Major: Psychology
    Dissertation: How Much Does Sleep Vary from Night to Night? A Quantitive Summary of Intraindividual Variability in Sleep by Age, Gender, and Racial/Ethnic Identity
  • BA, University of North Texas, 2017
    Major: Biology
  • BA, University of North Texas, 2017
    Major: Psychology

Professional Memberships

  • Gerontological Society of America. (2024 - Present).
  • Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society. (2024 - Present).
  • Society of Health Psychology. (2021 - Present).
  • Sleep Research Society. (2015 - Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • PSYC 1650 - Biological Psychology, 2 courses.
  • PSYC 3317 - Quantitative Methods Lab, 1 course.
  • PSYC 3650 - Experimental Methods, 1 course.
  • PSYC 4850 - Research in Psychology, 1 course.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Fentem, A., Stoneking, F., Messman, B. (2025). Associations between sadistic tendencies and psychological, physical, and sexual aggressions within relationship conflict. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
  • Messman, B., Wang, S., Batley Natesan, Weiss, Newberry, J., Contractor, A.A. (2025). Psychometric Evaluation of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 in Daily Surveys: An Item Response Theory and Longitudinal Measurement Invariance Analysis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders.
  • Messman, B., Petrie, K.A., Moore, E.G., Petrie, T.A. (2025). Sleep disturbances and risk of sports injury among collegiate student-athletes. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine.
  • Petrie, K.A., Messman, B., Moore, E.G., Petrie, T.A. (2025). Sociodemographic differences in sleep disturbances among college athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education.
  • Contractor, A.A., Messman, B., Dicker-Oren, S.D., Compton, S., Slavish, D.C., Sznitman, S., Greene, T. (2025). Therapeutic Impacts of Recalling and Processing Positive Autobiographical Memories on Post-Trauma Health: An Open Label Study.. Journal of Traumatic Stress.
  • Thompson, M., Slavish, D.C., Messman, B., Dietch, J.R., Kelly, K., Ruggero, C., Taylor, D.J., Ramarushton, B., Blumenthal, H. (2024). Alcohol use predicts longer but more fragmented sleep: A daily diary study of alcohol, sleep, and PTSD in nurses. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
  • Messman, B., Wiley, J.F., Feldman, E., Dietch, J.R., Taylor, D.J., Slavish, D.C. (2024). Irregular sleep is linked to poorer mental health: A pooled analysis of 8 studies. Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation.
  • Cloutier, R.M., Dowd, W.N., Aldridge, A., Walsh, C.A., Messman, B., Northcott, J.L., Talbert, A., Pringle, J.L. (2024). Project Lifeline II: Feasibility of implementing SBIRT in urban pharmacies. Public Health Reports.
  • Miguel-Alvaro, A., Messman, B., Weiss, N.H., Contractor, A.A. (2024). Relations between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and positive autobiographical memories among military veteran students: Moderating roles of childhood experiences. Memory.
  • Miguel-Alvaro, A., Messman, B., Weiss, N., Contractor, A.A. (2024). Do childhood experiences influence associations between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and positive autobiographical memories among military veteran students? An Exploratory Study. Memory.
  • Messman, B., Compton, S., Majeed, I., Weiss, N., Contractor, A.A. (2024). Beyond the Mean: Examining associations between intraindividual variability in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and posttrauma reckless behaviors. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping.
  • Messman, B., Slavish, D.C., Briggs, M., Ruggero, C.J., Luft, B.J., Kotov, R. (2023). Daily sleep-stress reactivity and functional impairment in World Trade Center responders. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
  • Contractor, A.A., Messman, B., Gould, P., Weiss, N.H. (2023). Impacts of repeated retrieval of positive and neutral memories on posttrauma health: An investigative pilot study. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry.
  • Jordan, D.G., Slavish, D.C., Dietch, J., Messman, B., Ruggero, C., Kelly, K., Taylor, D.J. (2023). Investigating sleep, stress, and mood dynamics via temporal network analysis. Sleep Medicine.
  • Ramarushton, B., Griffith, E.L., Messman, B., Contractor, A.A., Slavish, D.C., Zamboanga, B.L., Blumenthal, H. (2023). Latent profiles of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder symptoms and sleep disturbances in relation to drinking to cope motives among college students. Journal of Psychiatric Research.
  • Slavish, D.C., Ruggero, C.J., Briggs, M., Messman, B., Contractor, A.A., Miao, J., Oltmanns, J.R., Waszczuk, M.A., Luft, B.J., Kotov, R. (2023). Longitudinal associations between PTSD and sleep disturbances among World Trade Center responders. Sleep Medicine.
  • Petrie, K.A., Messman, B., Slavish, D.C., Moore, E.G., Petrie, T.A. (2023). Sleep disturbances and depression are bidirectionally associated among college student athletes across COVID-19 pandemic exposure classes. Psychology of Sport and Exercise.
  • Messman, B., Fentem, A., Compton, S.E., Griffith, E.L., Blumenthal, H., Contractor, A.A., Slavish, D.C. (2023). The role of affect in associations between sleep disturbances and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine.
  • Messman, B., Jin, L., Slavish, D.C., Alghraibeh, A.M., Aljomaa, S.S., Contractor, A.A. (2023). The role of positive affect processes in the association between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and sleep: A multi-study design. Journal of Affective Disorders.
  • Slavish, D.C., Briggs, M., Fentem, A., Messman, B., Contractor, A.A. (2022). Bidirectional associations between daily PTSD symptoms and sleep disturbances: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews.
  • Slavish, D.C., Contractor, A.A., Dietch, J.R., Messman, B., Lucke, H., Briggs, M., Thorton, J., Ruggero, C., Kelly, K., Kohut, M., Taylor, D.J. (2022). Characterizing patterns of nurses’ daily sleep health: A latent profile analysis. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
  • Slavish, D.C., Dietch, J.R., Messman, B., Garcia, O., Kane, H.S., Wiliey, J.F., Yap, Y., Kelly, K., Ruggero, C.J., Taylor, D.J. (2022). Daily stress and sleep associations vary by work schedule: A between- and within-person analysis in nurses. Journal of Sleep Research.
  • Messman, B., Rafiuddin, H., Slavish, D.C., Weiss, N.H., Contractor, A.A. (2022). Examination of daily level associations between posttraumatic stress disorder and COVID-19 worries. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.
  • Messman, B., Wiley, J.F., Yap, Y., Tung, Y.C., Almeida, I.M., Dietch, J.R., Taylor, D.J., Slavish, D.C. (2022). How much does sleep vary from night-to-night? A quantitative summary of intraindividual variability in sleep by age, gender, and racial/ethnic identity across eight-pooled datasets. Journal of Sleep Research.
  • Farmer, H., Slavish, D.C., Dietch, J.R., Ruiz, J., Ruggero, C., Messman, B., Kelly, K., Kohut, M., Taylor, D.J. (2022). Racial/ethnic variations in inflammatory markers: Exploring the role of sleep duration and sleep efficiency. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
  • Forkus, S., Raudales, A., Rafiuddin, H., Messman, B., Weiss, N.H., Contractor, A.A. (2022). The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist for DSM-5: A systematic review of existing psychometric evidence.
  • Taylor, D.J., Dietch, J.R., Wardle-Pinkston, S., Slavish, D.C., Messman, B., Ruggero, C., Kelly, K. (2022). The Shift Work Disorder Index: Initial validation and psychosocial associations in a sample of nurses. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.
  • Walker, J., Slavish, D.C., Dolan, M., Dietch, J.R., Wardle-Pinkston, S., Messman, B., Ruggero, C.J., Kohut, M., Borwick, J., Kelly, K., Taylor, D.J. (2021). Age-dependent associations among insomnia, depression, and inflammation in nurses. Psychology and Health.
  • Messman, B., Slavish, D.C., Dietch, J.R., Jenkins, B.N., ten Brink, M., Taylor, D.J. (2021). Associations between daily affect and sleep vary by sleep assessment type: What can ambulatory EEG add to the picture?. Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation.
  • Slavish, D.C., Asbee, J., Veeramachaneni, K., Scott, B., Messman, B., Sin, N.L., Taylor, D.J., Dietch, J.R. (2021). The cycle of daily stress and sleep: Sleep measurement matters. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
  • Dietch, J.R., Taylor, D.J., Pruiksma, K.E., Wardle-Pinkston, S., Slavish, D.C., Messman, B., Estevez, R., Ruggero, C., Kelly, K. (2021). The Nightmare Disorder Index: Development and initial validation in a sample of nurses. Sleep.
  • Garcia, O., Slavish, D.C., Dietch, J.R., Messman, B., Contractor, A.A., Haynes, P.L., Pruiksma, K.E., Taylor, D.J. (2021). What goes around comes around: Nightmares and daily stress are bidirectionally associated in nurses. Stress and Health.
  • Slavish, D.C., Taylor, D.J., Dietch, J.R., Wardle-Pinkston, S., Messman, B., Ruggero, C.J., Kohut, M., Kelly, K. (2020). Intraindividual variability in sleep and levels of systemic inflammation in nurses. Psychosomatic Medicine.

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Messman, B. (Presenter), the Pennsylvania State University, Center for Healthy Aging, Pathways Colloquium Fall 2025 series, Sleep, stress, and immune health., United States of America. (2024).
  • Ruggero, C. (Presenter), Messman, B. (Presenter), Research Meeting 2021 Summer, World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program, PTSD and Sleep Among World Trade Center Responders., United States of America. (2023).
  • Messman, B. (Presenter), University of Pittsburgh Program Evaluation and Research Unit, School of Pharmacy, Impact of Opioid Use on Sleep., United States of America. (2023).
  • Messman, B. (Presenter), University of North Texas, Sleep and Sport Performance., United States of America. (2021).
  • Messman, B. (Presenter), Sleep SIG Presentation, Society of Behavioral Medicine, How much does sleep vary from night-to-night? A quantitative summary of intraindividual variability in sleep by age, gender, and racial/ethnic identity., United States of America. (2021).
  • Messman, B. (Presenter), Earle, S. (Presenter), Brown University, Bradley Sleep Laboratory 2015 Summer colloquium, Landau Kleffner Syndrome: An acquired auditory aphasia with a disruptive sleep pathology during slow wave sleep., United States of America. (2015).

    • Oral Presentation

  • Leota, J. (Author & Presenter), Messman, B. (Author), Le, F. (Author), Jasinski, E. (Author), Capodilupo, E. (Author), Facer-Childs, E. (Author), Wiley, J. (Author), SLEEP 2025, How many nights? Examining the reliability of sleep intraindividual variability., United States of America. (2025).
  • Kim, K.N. (Author & Presenter), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Sbarra, D.A. (Author), Mehl, M.R. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Dietch, J.R. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Ruggero, C.J. (Author), SLEEP 2024, Bidrectional relationships between daily sleep and depression: How do shiftwork and sleep variability factor in?, United States of America. (2024).
  • Rafiuddin, H. (Author & Presenter), Messman, B. (Author), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Weiss, N.H. (Author), Contractor, A.A. (Author), Annual International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies conference, Examination of daily-level associations between PTSD symptoms and COVID-19 worries., United States of America. (2021).
  • Slavish, D.C. (Author & Presenter), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Ruggero, C.M. (Author), Dietch, J.R. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Wardle-Pinkston, S. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), American Psychosomatic Society, Beyond the mean: Personality, night-to-night variability in sleep, and social jetlag, United States of America. (2020).
  • Slavish, D.C. (Author & Presenter), Messman, B. (Author), Wardle-Pinkston, S. (Author), Kohut, M. (Author), Ruggero, C. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), American Psychosomatic Society, Psychological and health correlates of night-to-night variability in sleep in nurses., United States of America. (2019).
  • Taylor, D.J. (Author & Presenter), Ruggero, C.M. (Author), Dietch, J.R. (Author), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Wardle-Pinkston, S. (Author), Alkire, C. (Author), Kohut, M.L. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), World Sleep 2019, Multifacted measurement of sleep and circadian factors in sleep and depression., United States of America. (2019).
  • Taylor, D.J. (Author & Presenter), Pruiksma, K.E. (Author), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Wardle-Pinkston, S. (Author), Williamson, D. (Author), SLEEP 2019, Risk factors and correlates of insomnia across U.S. Army deployment cycle. Vulnerability and risk for insomnia in the military service members., United States of America. (2019).

    • Paper

  • Wang, S. (Author & Presenter), Messman, B. (Author), Greene, T. (Author), Contractor, A. (Author), 41st Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, The Short-Term Stability and Reliability of Daily Estimates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Derived from the Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5, Baltimore, MD, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Contractor, A. (Author & Presenter), Messman, B. (Author), Dicker-Oren (Author), Weiss, N. (Author), Sznitman, S. (Author), Greene, T. (Author), American Psychological Association Convention, Positive Autobiographical Memories in the Treatment of PTSD: An Exploratory Intervention Study., Denver, CO, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Wang, S. (Author & Presenter), Messman, B. (Author), Nateson Batley, P. (Author), Weiss, N. (Author), Newberry, J. (Author), Contractor, A. (Author), 40th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Psychometric Evaluation of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 in Daily Surveys: An Item Response Theory Analysis, Boston, MA, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).

    • Poster

  • Tomar, T. (Author & Presenter), Messman, B. (Author), Engeland, C. (Author), Graham-Engeland, J. (Author), Knight, E. (Author), Buxton, O. (Author), Gerontological Society of America Annual Conference, Latent viruses in older adults: associations with inflammation and implications for health., United States of America. (2025).
  • Messman, B. (Author & Presenter), Stowe, R.P. (Author), Engeland, C.G. (Author), Annual Meeting of the PsychoNeuroImmunology Research Society, A novel protocol for studying the effects of latent viral pathogenic burden on cognitive health and aging., France. (2025).
  • Leota, J. (Author & Presenter), Messman, B. (Author), Le, F. (Author), Jasinski, E. (Author), Capodilupo, E. (Author), Facer-Childs, E. (Author), Wiley, J. (Author), Associated Professional Sleep Societies, How many nights? Examining the reliability of sleep intraindividual variability., United States of America. (2025).
  • Kim, K.N. (Author & Presenter), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Sbarra, D.A. (Author), Mehl, M.R. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Dietch, J.R. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Ruggero, C.J. (Author), Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Bidrectional Relationships between Daily Sleep and Depression: How do Shiftwork and Sleep Variability factor in?, United States of America. (2024).
  • Messman, B. (Author & Presenter), Fentem, A. (Author), Compton, S. (Author), Griffith, E.L. (Author), Contractor, A. (Author), Slavish, D.C. (Author), 39th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, The Role of Affect in Associations between Sleep and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: Preliminary Findings from A Systematic Review, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Contractor, A. (Author & Presenter), Messman, B. (Author), Gould, P. (Author), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Weiss, N. (Author), 17th Biennial Conference of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Impacts of Repeated Retrieval of Positive and Neutral Memories on Posttrauma Health: An Investigative Pilot Study., Belfast, NI, United Kingdom. (2023 - 2023).
  • Clark, J. (Author & Presenter), Anderson, S. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Griffith, E. (Author), Briggs, M. (Author), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Emotion Dysregulation and Sleep Disturbances in Trauma-Exposed College Students., United States of America. (2023).
  • Messman, B. (Author & Presenter), Kim, K.N. (Author), Almeida, I. (Author), Dietch, J.R. (Author), Ruggero, C.J. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Shiftwork moderates bidirectional associations between daily circadian misalignment and perceived stress in nurses., United States of America. (2022).
  • Jordan, S. (Author & Presenter), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Dietch, J.R. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), Ruggero, C. (Author), Haynes, P. (Author), Ruiz, J. (Author), Associated Professional Sleep Societies, The role of social vigilance and hindrance-challenge stress in predicting nightmares among nurses., United States of America. (2022).
  • Garcia, O.G. (Author & Presenter), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Dietch, J.R. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Contractor, A.A. (Author), Haynes, P.L. (Author), Pruiksma, K.E. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), Ruggero, C. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Daily stress and nightmares are bidirectionally associated among nurses., United States of America. (2021).
  • Martinez, J. (Author & Presenter), Santiago, B. (Author), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Dietch, J.R. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), Ruggero, C. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Who is most at risk for nightmares? Demographic and psychosocial differences in nightmare prevalence among nurses., United States of America. (2021).
  • Scott, B. (Author & Presenter), Crawford, M. (Author), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Wardle-Pinkston, S. (Author), Dietch, J.R. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), Ruggero, C.R. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Demographic differences in the degree discrepancy between sleep diary and actigraphy measures of sleep., United States of America. (2020).
  • Shapiro, T.H. (Author & Presenter), Messman, B. (Author), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Alkire, C. (Author), Wardle-Pinkston, S. (Author), Dietch, J.R. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), Ruggero, C.R. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Depression moderates the association between PTSD and nightmare severity in nurses., United States of America. (2020).
  • Dietch, J.R. (Author & Presenter), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Ruggero, C.M. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Wardle-Pinkston, S. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Do associations between daily stress and sleep vary by work shift? A within-person analysis in nurses., United States of America. (2020).
  • Santiago, B. (Author & Presenter), Messman, B. (Author), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Alkire, C. (Author), Wardle-Pinkston, S. (Author), Dietch, J.R. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), Ruggero, C.R. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Do nurses with high blood pressure have more sleep disturbances than their peers?, United States of America. (2020).
  • Slavish, D.C. (Author & Presenter), Asbee, J. (Author), Veeramacheneni, K. (Author), Scott, B. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Sin, N.L. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Dietch, J.R. (Author), Associated Professional Sleep Societies, The cycle of daily stress and sleep: Sleep measurement matters., United States of America. (2020).
  • Dietch, J.R. (Author & Presenter), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Ruggero, C.R. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Wardle-Pinkston, S. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Society of Behavioral Medicine, Insomnia identity and psychosocial health in nurses., United States of America. (2020).
  • Brown, A. (Author & Presenter), Tompkins, B. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Wardle, S. (Author), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), Ruggero, C. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), 33rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Are self-reported symptoms of obstructive apnea associated with increased nightmare frequency?, United States of America. (2019).
  • Wardle-Pinkston, S. (Author & Presenter), Messman, B. (Author), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Ruggero, C. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), 33rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Associations between intraindividual variability in subjective sleep parameters and insomnia in nurses., United States of America. (2019).
  • Alkire, C. (Author & Presenter), Messman, B. (Author), Wardle-Pinkston, S. (Author), Taylor, D. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), 33rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Depression, insomnia, and PTSD as predictors for nightmares., United States of America. (2019).
  • Kumar, R. (Author & Presenter), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Dietch, J.R. (Author), Wardle, S. (Author), Ruggero, C. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Associations between pain, depression, stress, and substance use in nurses with and without insomnia., United States of America. (2019).
  • Walker, J. (Author & Presenter), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Dietch, J. (Author), Wardle, S. (Author), Ruggero, C. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Effects of chronotype, insomnia, depression, and age on markers of systemic inflammation in nurses., United States of America. (2019).
  • Taylor, D.J. (Author & Presenter), Pruiksma, K.E. (Author), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Wardle-Pinkston, S. (Author), Williamson, D. (Author), Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Prevalence and correlates of nightmares in active duty service members., United States of America. (2019).
  • Walker, J.L. (Author & Presenter), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), Ruggero, C. (Author), 77th Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, The Prevalence and Psychosocial Correlates of Supplement Use in Nurses., United States of America. (2019).
  • Walker, J. (Author & Presenter), Douglas, M. (Author), Dietch, J. (Author), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Brown, A. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Scott, B. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Blumenthal, H. (Author), meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Trait anxiety and restrictive eating as predictors of sleep onset latency and sleep quality., United States of America. (2018).
  • Byeon, A. (Author & Presenter), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Messman, B. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), Ruggero, C. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Depression, anxiety, and intraindividual variability in sleep in nurses., United States of America. (2018).
  • Hale, B.S. (Author & Presenter), Messman, B. (Author), Brown, A. (Author), Banzuelo, H. (Author), Nguyen, T.L. (Author), Slavish, D.C. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Dietch, J.R. (Author), 32nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Daily positive affect predicts EEG-determined REM duration., United States of America. (2018).
  • Messman, B. (Author & Presenter), Scott, B.V. (Author), Dietch, J.R. (Author), Francetich, J.M. (Author), Kelly, K. (Author), Taylor, D.J. (Author), Sleep, Total sleep time as moderator for serum glucose levels in college students with and without insomnia., United States of America. (2016).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Sponsored Research

  • Messman, B., Engeland, C., "Examining within-person differences in the simultaneous quantification of Epstein-Barr virus, Cytomegalovirus, and Human Herpesvirus-6 in fasting and non-fasting bloods," sponsored by The Pennsylvania State University, Biobehavioral Health, Other, $10000 Funded. (2025 - 2026).

Service

Public Service

  • Other (Ad Hoc Manuscript Reviewer, External), Anxiety, Stress, & Coping. (2025).
  • Other (Ad Hoc Manuscript Reviewer, External), Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, and Practice. (2025).
  • Other (Ad Hoc Manuscript Reviewer, External), Sleep Health. (2025).
  • Other (Ad Hoc Manuscript Reviewer, External), Stress & Health. (2025).
  • Other (Ad Hoc Manuscript Reviewer, External), Nature and Science of SLeep. (2023).
  • Other (Ad Hoc Manuscript Reviewer, External), Clinical Psychology Review. (2022).
  • Other (Ad Hoc Manuscript Reviewer, External), Emotion. (2022).
  • Other (Ad Hoc Manuscript Reviewer, External), International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. (2022).