Danica C. Slavish

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Journal Article

• Almeida, I., Kessler, R., , G.M., Slavish, D.C. (2025). Associations between self-reported and actigraphy measured sleep duration with metabolic syndrome: evidence from NHANES 2011–2014. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
• Almeida, I., Thompson, L., Rivera, A., Feldman, E., Contractor, A.A., Jones, M.K., Slavish, D.C. (2025). Pre-and Post-migration Factors Associated with Sleep Health among Hispanic/Latino Immigrants in the United States: A Systematic Review. Sleep Medicine Reviews.
• Slavish, D.C., Ruggero, C., Luft, B., Kotov, R. (2025). Sleep disturbances across 2 weeks predict future mental healthcare utilization. Sleep.
• Petrie, K., Messman, B., Moore, E.G., Slavish, D.C., 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. 19 (1) 98-115. https://doi.org/10.1080/19357397.2022.2113327
• Feldman, E., Slavish, D.C. (2025). The impact of insufficient sleep on subjective cognitive dysfunction: Exploring the moderating role of environmental factors at the census tract level. NeuroToxicology.
• 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.
• Compton, S., Fentem, A., Kaur, G., Slavish, D.C., Contractor, A.A. (2025). Associations between posttraumatic stress disorder and reckless/self-destructive behaviors among firefighters: The roles of negative and positive affect.. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping.
• Thompson, L., Slavish, D.C., Kelly, K.S., Blumenthal, H. (2024). Alcohol Use Predicts Longer But More Fragmented Sleep: A Daily Diary Study of Alcohol, Sleep, and PTSD in Nurses. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
• Feldman, E., Slavish, D.C. (2024). Initial development of a sleep health literacy scale. Sleep Health.
• Wen, J., Slavish, D.C., Sin, N. (2024). Nightly Sleep Predicts Next-Morning Expectations for Stress and Positive Experiences. Psychosomatic Medicine.
• Nagy, S., Slavish, D.C., Kelly, K.S. (2024). Psychometric Evaluation of the Insomnia Severity Index in Nurses. Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
• Contractor, A.A., Slavish, D.C., Straup, M., Miguel-Alvaro, A. (2024). Daily-level associations between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and reactions to retrieving positive autobiographical memories.. Journal of Anxiety Disorders.
• Thompson, L., Baker, A., Almeida, I., Slavish, D.C., Blumenthal, H. (2024). Disengagement coping and sleep problems among trauma-exposed adolescents. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping.
• Slavish, D.C., Ruggero, C., Kotov, R. (2024). Effects of Daily Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms on Heart Rate Variability. Psychosomatic Medicine.
• Messman, B., Wiley, J., Feldman, E., Dietch, J., Taylor, D., Slavish, D.C. (2024). Irregular sleep is linked to poorer mental health: A pooled analysis of 8 studies. Sleep Health.
• Contractor, A.A., Slavish, D.C., Wang, S., Weiss, N. (2024). Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Positive Autobiographical Memory Characteristics in Everyday Life. Journal of Traumatic Stress.
• Fentem, A., Compton, S., Slavish, D.C., Weiss, N., Contractor, A.A. (2024). Relations between PTSD symptoms and reckless behaviors among military veteran students: Moderating roles of negative and positive life experiences.. Traumatology.
• Contractor, A.A., Almeida, I., Fentem, A., Griffith, E.L., Kaur, G., Slavish, D.C. (2024). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Sleep Disturbances Among Asian Indians: A Systematic Review. Other.
• Ramadan, B., Blumenthal, H., Slavish, D.C., Kaminski, P.L., Ramadan, T., Lewis, S. (2024). Perceived psychological control relates to coping-related drinking motives via social anxiety among adolescents: A cross-sectional mediation analysis. Alcohol.
• Dietch, J., Huskey, A., Dadeboe, I., Slavish, D.C., Taylor, D. (2023). Intraindividual variability in sleep duration and college degree attainment. Chronobiology International.
• Ramarushton, B., Griffith, E., Messman, B., Contractor, A.A., Slavish, D.C., Zamboanga, B., Blumenthal, H. (2023). Latent Profiles of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Sleep Disturbances: Associations with Drinking to Cope Motives Among College Students.. Journal of Psychiatric Research.
• Messman, B., Fentem, A., Compton, S., Griffith, E., 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.
• Asbee, J., Slavish, D.C., Dietch, J., Taylor, D. (2023). Using a frequentist and Bayesian approach to examine video game usage, substance use, and sleep among college students. Journal of Sleep Research.
• Spadola, C., Wagner, E., Slavish, D.C. (2023). Sleep and substance use: practice considerations for social workers. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions.
• Contractor, A.A., Messman, B., Gould, P., Slavish, D.C., Weiss, N. (2023). Impacts of Repeated Retrieval of Positive and Neutral Memories on Posttrauma Health: An Investigative Pilot Study. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry.
• Messman, B., Jin, L., Slavish, D.C., Alghraibeh, A.A., Aljomaa, 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.
• Compton, S., Slavish, D.C., Weiss, N., Bowen, H., Contractor, A. (2023). Associations between positive memory count and hazardous substance use in a trauma-exposed sample: Examining the moderating role of emotion dysregulation. Journal of Clinical Psychology.
• Messman, B., Slavish, D.C., Briggs, M., Ruggero, C., Kotov, R. (2023). Daily sleep-stress reactivity and functional impairment in World Trade Center responders. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
• Jordan, G.D., Slavish, D., Dietch, J.R., Messman, B., Ruggero, C., Kelly, K.S., Taylor, D. (2023). Investigating sleep, stress, and mood dynamics via temporal network analysis. Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
• Slavish, D.C., Ruggero, C., Briggs, M., Messman, B., Contractor, A.A., Kotov, R. (2023). Longitudinal associations between PTSD and sleep disturbances among World Trade Center responders. Sleep Medicine.
• Petrie, K.A., Messman, B.A., 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. 66
• Taylor, D., Pruiksma, K., Slavish, D.C. (2023). Treatment of comorbid sleep disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder in U.S. active duty military personnel: A pilot study. Journal of Traumatic Stress.
• Dolan, M., Slavish, D.C., Weiss, Contractor, A. (2023). The role of emotion dysregulation in the relationship between sleep disturbances and posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity.. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.
• Contractor, A., Slavish, D.C., Thornton, J., Weiss, N. (2023). Positive Affect Processes and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: Findings from an Open Label Pilot Study using the Positive Memory Processing Technique. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration.
• Contractor, A., Messman, B., Slavish, D.C., Weiss, N. (2023). Do positive memory characteristics influence daily-level trajectories of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms? An exploratory daily diary study.. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping.
• Yoo, J., Slavish, D., Dietch, J., Messman, B., Kelly, K.S., Ruggero, C. (2023). Daily reactivity to stress and sleep disturbances: unique risk factors for insomnia. Sleep.
• Carbajal, I., Ryals, A.J., Wang, D., Slavish, D.C., Hasapes, N. (2023). Visual recognition memory modulated by language and cultural frame priming in Latinx bilinguals and biculturals. 11 (3) 220-239. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2023-64699-001
• Schick, M., Slavish, D., Wilkerson, A. (2022). A preliminary investigation of the role of intraindividual sleep variability in substance use treatment outcomes. Addictive Behaviors.
• Ying, F., Wen, J., Klaiber, P., DeLongis, A., Slavish, D., Sin, N. (2022). Associations between intraindividual variability in sleep and daily positive affect. Affective Science.
• Almeida, I., Slavish, D.C., Rafiuddin, H., Contractor, A.A. (2022). COVID-19 related distress and sleep among trauma-exposed South Asians: Does generational status matter?. Stress and Health.
• Messman, B., Wiley, J., Almeida, I., Dietch, J., Taylor, D., Slavish, D. (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., Ruggero, C., Kelly, K.S. (2022). Racial/ethnic variations in inflammatory markers: Exploring the role of sleep duration and sleep efficiency. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
• Miles, S., Pruiksma, K., Slavish, D., Taylor, D. (2022). Sleep disorder symptoms are associated with greater posttraumatic stress and anger problems in U.S. Army service members seeking treatment for PTSD, insomnia, and nightmares. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.
• Petrie, K., Messman, B., Moore, W., Slavish, D., Petrie, T.A. (2022). Sociodemographic differences in sleep disturbances among college athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education.
• Taylor, D., Dietch, J., Wardle-Pinkston, S., Slavish, D., Messman, B., Ruggero, C., Kelly, K.S. (2022). The Shift Work Disorder Index: Initial validation and psychosocial associations in a sample of nurses. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.
• Slavish, D.C., Briggs, M., Fentem, A., Messman, B., Contractor, A. (2022). Bidirectional associations between daily PTSD symptoms and sleep disturbances: A systematic review.. Sleep Medicine Reviews.
• Slavish, D., Contractor, A., Dietch, J., Messman, B., Lucke, H., Briggs, Ruggero, C., Kelly, K.S., Kohut, Taylor, D. (2022). Characterizing patterns of nurses’ daily sleep health: A latent profile analysis,.
• Messman, B., Rafiuddin, H., Slavish, D., Weiss, N., Contractor, A. (2022). Examination of daily-level associations between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and COVID-19 worries.. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.
• Slavish, D., Dietch, J., Messman, B., Garcia, O., Kelly, K.S., Ruggero, C. (2022). Daily stress and sleep associations vary by work schedule: A between- and within-person analysis in nurses. Journal of Sleep Research.
• Slavish, D., Szabo, Y. (2022). What Moderates Salivary Markers of Inflammation Reactivity to Stress? A Descriptive Report and Meta-Regression. Stress.
• Griffith, L., Jin, L., Contractor, A., Slavish, D.C., Vujanovic, A. (2022). Heterogeneity in Patterns of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Sleep Disturbances among Firefighters: Latent Profile Analyses. Journal of Psychiatric Research.
• Wen, J., Klaiber, P., DeLongis, A., Slavish, D., Sin, N. (2021). Day-to-day associations between nightly sleep and next-day well-being amid the COVID-19 pandemic in North America. Sleep Health.
• Garcia, O., Slavish, D., Dietch, J., Messman, B., Contractor, A., Kelly, K.S., Ruggero, C. (2021). What goes around comes around: Nightmares and daily stress are bidirectionally associated in nurses. Stress and Health.
• Slavish, D., Asbee, J., Veeramacheneni, K., Scott, B., Messman, B., Sin, N., Taylor, D.J., Dietch, J. (2021). The cycle of daily stress and sleep: Sleep measurement matters. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
• Walker, J., Slavish, D., Dolan, M., Taylor, D.J., Dietch, J., Wardle-Pinkston, S., Messman, B., Ruggero, C., Kohut, M., Kelly, K.S. (2021). Age-dependent associations among insomnia, depression, and inflammation in nurses. Psychology and Health.
• Dietch, J., Taylor, D., Pruiksma, K., Wardle-Pinkston, S., Slavish, D. (2021). The Nightmare Disorder Index: Development and initial validation in a sample of nurses. Sleep.
• Contractor, A.A., Slavish, D.C., Weiss, N., Alghraibeh, Alafnan, Taylor, D. (2021). Moderating effects of sleep disturbances on relation between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and positive memory count. Journal of Clinical Psychology.
• Szabo, Y., Slavish, D. (2021). Measuring salivary markers of inflammation in health research: A review of methodological considerations and best practices. Psychoneuroendocrinology.
• Messman, B., Slavish, D., Dietch, J., Jenkins, B., 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.
• Yap, Y., Slavish, D., Taylor, D., Wiley, J., Bei, B. (2020). Bi-directional Relations between Stress and Self-Reported and Actigraphy-Assessed Sleep: A Daily Intensive Longitudinal Study. Sleep.
• Pruiksma, K., Slavish, D., Taylor, D.J., Dietch, J., Tyler, H., Bryan, A., Bryan, C. (2020). Nightmares and insomnia in the National Guard: Mental and physical health correlates. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
• Slavish, D.C., Jones, D.R., Smyth, J.M., Engeland, C.G., Song, S., McCormick, N.M., Graham-Engeland, J.E. (2020). Positive and Negative Affect and Salivary Markers of Inflammation Among Young Adults.. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
• Taylor, D., Pruiksma, K., Mintz, J., Slavish, D. (2020). Treatment of comorbid sleep disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder in active duty military: Design and methodology of a randomized clinical trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials.
• Slavish, D., Taylor, D.J., Dietch, J., Wardle-Pinkston, S., Messman, B., Ruggero, C., Kohut, M., Kelly, K.S. (2020). Intraindividual variability in sleep and levels of systemic inflammation in nurses. Psychosomatic Medicine.
• Szabo, Y., Slavish, D., Graham-Engeland, J. (2020). The effect of acute stress on salivary markers of inflammation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.
• Williams, J.M., Taylor, D.J., Slavish, D.C., Gardner, C.E., Zimmerman, M.R., Patel, K., Reichenberger, D.A., Francetich, J., Dietch, J., Estevez, R. (2020). Validity of Actigraphy in Young Adults With Insomnia.. Behavioral Sleep Medicine. 1-16.
• Veeramachaneni, K., Slavish, D.C., Dietch, J., Kelly, K.S., Taylor, D.J. (2019). Intraindividual Variability in Sleep and Perceived Stress in Young Adults. Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation.
• Wardle-Pinkston, S., Slavish, D.C., Taylor, D.J. (2019). Insomnia and cognitive performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews.
• Dietch, J., Sethi, K., Slavish, D.C., Taylor, D.J. (2019). Validity of Two Retrospective Questionnaire Versions of the Consensus Sleep Diary: The Whole Week and Split Week Self-Assessment of Sleep Surveys. Sleep Medicine.
• Slavish, D.C., Scaglione, N.M., Hultgren, B.A., Turrisi, R. (2019). An Ecological Momentary Assessment of Affect, Mental Health Symptoms, and Decisions to Drink Among First-Year College Women: A Pilot Study.. Other. 20 (5) 753-764.
• Slavish, D.C., Taylor, D.J., Lichstein, K.L. (2019). Intraindividual variability in sleep and comorbid medical and mental health conditions.. Sleep. 42 (6)
• Slavish, D.C., Szabo, Y.Z. (2019). The effect of acute stress on salivary markers of inflammation: a systematic review protocol.. Other. 8 (1) 108.
• Slavish, D.C., Graham-Engeland, J.E., Engeland, C.G., Taylor, D.J., Buxton, O.M. (2018). Insomnia symptoms are associated with elevated C-reactive protein in young adults.. Other. 33 (11) 1396-1415.
• Mathur, A., Graham-Engeland, J.E., Slavish, D.C., Smyth, J.M., Lipton, R.B., Katz, M.J., Sliwinski, M.J. (2018). Recalled early life adversity and pain: the role of mood, sleep, optimism, and control.. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 41 (4) 504-515.
• Slavish, D.C., Sliwinski, M.J., Smyth, J.M., Almeida, D.M., Lipton, R.B., Katz, M.J., Graham-Engeland, J.E. (2018). Neuroticism, rumination, negative affect, and sleep: Examining between- and within-person associations.. Personality and Individual Differences. 123 217-222.
• Graham-Engeland, J.E., Zawadzki, M.J., Slavish, D.C., Smyth, J.M. (2016). Depressive Symptoms and Momentary Mood Predict Momentary Pain Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients.. Other. 50 (1) 12-23.
• Slavish, D.C., Graham-Engeland, J.E. (2015). Rumination mediates the relationships between depressed mood and both sleep quality and self-reported health in young adults.. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 38 (2) 204-13.
• Slavish, D.C., Graham-Engeland, J.E., Smyth, J.M., Engeland, C.G. (2015). Salivary markers of inflammation in response to acute stress.. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 44 253-69.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Contract

• Rogers, R. (Principal), Slavish, D.C. (Other), "Enhanced Integrity of Online Psychological Assessments," sponsored by Connected Mind, Inc., Private, $121607 Funded. (2025 - 2028).

Fellowship

• Slavish, D.C., "Graduate Research Fellowship," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $100000 Funded. (2013 - 2016).
• Slavish, D., "Research Experience for Undergraduates," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $4000 Funded. ( - 2011).
• Slavish, D., "Graduate Research Fellowship," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, Funded. (2013 - 2016).
• Slavish, D., "Research Experience for Undergraduates," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, Funded. ( - 2011).

Grant - Research

• Cicero, D.C. (Principal), Schwartz, J. (Co-Principal), Slavish, D.C. (Co-Principal), "North Texas Center of Excellence (COE) for Redressing Health Service Psychology Disparities," sponsored by Health Resources and Service Administration, Federal, $3420270 Funded. (2022 - 2027).
• Contractor, A.A. (Co-Principal), Slavish, D.C. (Co-Principal), "Daily Impacts of Posttrauma Distress and Sleep on Family Functioning among Asian Indians in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence," sponsored by Mental Research Institute, Federal, $25000 Funded. (2024 - 2025).
• Kane, H. (Principal), Slavish, D.C. (Co-Principal), "A Social-Ecological Approach to Understanding Sleep Health and Family Functioning in Hispanic/Latino Families of Young Children," sponsored by Jerry M. Lewis, M.D. Mental Health Research Foundation, National, $30000 Funded. (2023 - 2025).
• Slavish, D.C. (Co-Principal), "Predicting Attrition from a Lifestyle Medicine Intervention," sponsored by CDC/NIOSH, Federal, $171780 Funded. (2023 - 2025).
• Larimer, M. (Principal), Slavish, D. (Supporting), "Development of Brief Interventions for Alcohol, Marijuana, and Sleep Problems in Young Adults," sponsored by National Institutes of Health, Federal, $9991 Funded. (2020 - 2023).
• Blumenthal, H. (Principal), Slavish, D.C. (Co-Principal), Contractor, A. (Supporting), "A Combined Phase Change Test of the Safety and Effects of CHI-556 and CHI-557 on Relaxation (RE-01)," sponsored by Canopy Growth Corporation, Other, $81682 Funded. (2021 - 2021).
• Slavish, D.C. (Principal), Blumenthal, H. (Co-Principal), Contractor, A. (Supporting), "A Combined Phase Change Test of the Safety and Effects of CHI-559 and CHI-558 on Sleep Quality (SL-01)," sponsored by Canopy Growth Corporation, Other, $81682 Funded. (2021 - 2021).
• Contractor, A.A. (Principal), Slavish, D. (Supporting), Craig, J. (Supporting), Caldwell, L. (Supporting), Sharma, R. (Supporting), "UNT-Military Health Collaborative," sponsored by University of North Texas Team Grant Mentoring Program, University of North Texas, $4000 Funded. (2020 - 2021).
• Slavish, D. (Supporting), Taylor, D.J., Kelly, K.S., "Sleep and Vaccine Response in Nurses (SAV-RN)," sponsored by National Institutes of Health, Federal, $2194247 Funded. (2016 - 2020).
• Slavish, D. (Supporting), Taylor, D.J., "CAP-Treatment of Comorbid Sleep Disorders and PTSD," sponsored by Department of Defense, Federal, $3214708 Funded. (2015 - 2019).
• Slavish, D., "Dissertation Research Award," sponsored by American Psychological Association, Private, $1000 Funded. (2016 - 2017).
• Slavish, D. (Principal), "Graduate Enhancement Award," sponsored by The Pennsylvania State University, Other, $2000 Funded. ( - 2016).
• Slavish, D. (Principal), "Hintz Graduate Student Research Endowment," sponsored by The Pennsylvania State University, Other, $5000 Funded. ( - 2016).
• Slavish, D.C. (Co-Principal), Blumenthal, H. (Principal), "A Combined Phase Change Test of the Safety and Effects of CHI-556 and CHI-557 on Relaxation (710-US1309)�," sponsored by Canopy Growth USA LLC, IND, Funded. (2021 - 2022).
• Slavish, D.C. (Principal), Blumenthal, H. (Co-Principal), "A Combined Phase Change Test of the Safety and Effects of CHI-559 and CHI-558 on Sleep Quality (SL-01)," sponsored by Canopy Growth USA LLC, IND, Funded. (2021 - 2022).
• Slavish, D.C. (Principal), "Development of Brief Interventions for Alcohol, Marijuana, and Sleep Problems in Young Adults," sponsored by University of Washington, NFP, Funded. (2020 - 2022).
• Slavish, D. (Supporting), Taylor, D.J., Kelly, K.S., "Sleep and Vaccine Response in Nurses (SAV-RN)," sponsored by National Institutes of Health, Federal, Funded. (2016 - 2020).
• Slavish, D. (Supporting), Taylor, D.J., "CAP-Treatment of Comorbid Sleep Disorders and PTSD," sponsored by Department of Defense, Federal, Funded. (2015 - 2019).
• Slavish, D., "Dissertation Research Award," sponsored by American Psychological Association, Private, Funded. (2016 - 2017).