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Brett Messman

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Psychology

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

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

Current Scheduled Teaching

PSYC 1650.004Biological PsychologyFall 2025 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

PSYC 3650.550Experimental MethodsSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PSYC 3317.550Quantitative Methods LabSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

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.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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