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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

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • PSYC 1650 - Biological Psychology, 1 course.
  • PSYC 3317 - Quantitative Methods Lab, 1 course.
  • PSYC 3650 - Experimental Methods, 1 course.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • 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.

Presentations Given

    Paper

  • 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

  • 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).