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Sleep

New Publication

Our recent work specifies the importance of warmth for adolescent sleep. In this study, led my doctoral research assistant, we found that more warmth in parent-adolescent interactions before bedtime was associated with better adolescent sleep. (Ewing, Xia, & Gunn, 2023)

Topical sampling of  publications

**These findings were featured on The Today Show and in Time Magazine, Huffington Post, Science Daily, and many other media outlets.

1 / Couples

  1. **Gunn, H.E., Buysse, D.J., Hasler, B.P., Begley, M.A., & Troxel, WM. (2015) Sleep concordance in couples is associated with relationship characteristics. SLEEP, 28(6), 933-939.  
  2. Gunn, H.E., Buysse, D.J., Matthews, K.A., Kline, C.E., Cribbet, M.R., & Troxel, W.M. (2017) Sleep-wake concordance in couples is inversely associated with cardiovascular disease risk markers. SLEEP, 3 (2).
  3. Gunn, H.E., Lee, S., Eberhardt, K.R., Buxton, O., & Troxel, W.T. (2021). Nightly sleep-wake concordance and daily marital interactions. Sleep Health, 7(2): 266-272.
2 / Parents, Adolescents, and Family
  1. Ewing, E., Xia, M., & Gunn, H.E. In press. Parent−adolescent bed- and waketime interactions are associated with adolescent sleep quality and duration. Behavioral Sleep Medicine

  2. Gunn, H.E., & Eberhardt, K.R. (2019). Family Dynamics in Sleep Health and Hypertension. Current Hypertension Reports, 21(5).

  3. Gunn, H.E., O’Rourke, F.O., Dahl, R.E., Goldstein, T.R., Rofey, D.L., Forbes, E.E., & Shaw, D.S (2019). Young adolescent sleep is associated with parental monitoring. Sleep Health, 5(1). 58-63.

3 / Behavioral Sleep Medicine in Underrepresented Populations
  1. Hughes, Gunn, et al., & Williams, N. (2022). Eliminating sleep health disparities: seven areas for action in the SBSM community. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 27: 1-13.

  2. Fischer, A.R. Green, S.M., & Gunn, H.E. (2020). Social-Ecological Considerations for the Sleep Health of Rural Mothers. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 44(4): 5017-518.

Heather E. Gunn, PhD

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