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Christina S. McCrae is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States and has an extensive research profile primarily within the field of Psychology. Their work spans several subfields, including Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Clinical Psychology, and Education.

The primary focus of McCrae's research centers on topics related to sleep and related disorders, with particular attention to Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue, Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues, Family and Disability Support Research, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research, and Youth Substance Use and School Attendance.

Notable recent publications authored by McCrae include:

  • Telehealth cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in children with autism spectrum disorder: A pilot examining feasibility, satisfaction, and preliminary findings (2020, Autism)
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia among young adults who are actively drinking: a randomized pilot trial (2020, SLEEP)
  • The Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) COVID-19 Task Force: Objectives and Summary Recommendations for Managing Sleep during a Pandemic (2020, Behavioral Sleep Medicine)
  • Sleep and alcohol use among young adult drinkers with Insomnia: A daily process model (2021, Addictive Behaviors)
  • Impact of Sex on COVID-19 Media Exposure, Anxiety, Perceived Risk, and Severity in Middle-Aged and Older Adults (2021, Journal of Aging and Health)

McCrae frequently collaborates with researchers such as Ashley Curtis, Mary Beth Miller, Melanie Stearns, Kevin McGovney, and Amy Costa, reflecting a diverse network of colleagues contributing to overlapping domains within behavioral sleep medicine and psychological research.

Their work is commonly published in journals including SLEEP, Innovation in Aging, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Behavioral Sleep Medicine, and Journal of Sleep Research, which collectively represent the main venues for their scholarly output.

Best Publications

  • Individualized Piano Instruction enhances executive functioning and working memory in older adults

    J. A. Bugos;W. M. Perlstein;C. S. McCrae;T. S. Brophy

  • Use of Actigraphy for the Evaluation of Sleep Disorders and Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and GRADE Assessment.

    Michael T. Smith;Christina S. McCrae;Joseph Cheung;Jennifer L. Martin

  • Use of Actigraphy for the Evaluation of Sleep Disorders and Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline.

    Michael T. Smith;Christina S. McCrae;Joseph Cheung;Jennifer L. Martin

  • Sleep and Affect in Older Adults: Using Multilevel Modeling to Examine Daily Associations

    Christina S. Mccrae;Joseph P. H. McNAMARA;Meredeth A. Rowe;Joseph M. Dzierzewski

  • Peer Volunteers Improve Long-Term Maintenance of Physical Activity With Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Matthew P. Buman;Peter R. Giacobbi;Joseph M. Dzierzewski;Adrienne Aiken Morgan

  • Sleep Complaints, Subjective and Objective Sleep Patterns, Health, Psychological Adjustment, and Daytime Functioning in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

    Christina S McCrae;Meredeth A Rowe;Candece G Tierney;Natalie D Dautovich

  • Negative mood mediates the effect of poor sleep on pain among chronic pain patients.

    Erin M. O'Brien;Lori B. Waxenberg;James W. Atchison;Henry A. Gremillion

  • Exercise and sleep in community-dwelling older adults: evidence for a reciprocal relationship.

    Joseph M. Dzierzewski;Matthew P. Buman;Peter R. Giacobbi;Beverly L. Roberts

  • Sleep disturbances associated with cigarette smoking

    Joseph P H McNamara;Jiantong Wang;David B Holiday;Jessica Young Warren

  • Secondary insomnia: diagnostic challenges and intervention opportunities.

    Christina S McCrae;Kenneth L Lichstein

  • Intraindividual Variability in Daily Sleep and Pain Ratings Among Chronic Pain Patients: Bidirectional Association and the Role of Negative Mood

    Erin M. O'Brien;Lori B. Waxenberg;James W. Atchison;Henry A. Gremillion

  • Sleep Pattern Differences Between Older Adult Dementia Caregivers and Older Adult Noncaregivers Using Objective and Subjective Measures

    Meredeth A. Rowe;Christina S. McCrae;Judy M. Campbell;Andrea Pe Benito

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  • Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia

    Jacob Williams;Alicia Roth;Karlyn Vatthauer;Christina S. McCrae

  • Cognitive behavioral treatments for insomnia and pain in adults with comorbid chronic insomnia and fibromyalgia: clinical outcomes from the SPIN randomized controlled trial

    Christina S. Mccrae;Jacob Williams;Daniela Roditi;Ryan Anderson

  • Actigraphy in older adults: comparison of means and variability of three different aggregates of measurement.

    Meredeth Rowe;Christina S. McCrae;Judy Campbell;Claydell Horne

  • A meta-analysis of associations between obesity and insomnia diagnosis and symptoms.

    Wai Sze Chan;Meredith P. Levsen;Christina S. McCrae

  • Age-related differences in object- and location-based inhibition of return of attention.

    Christina S. McCrae;Richard A. Abrams

  • Treatment of insomnia in older adults.

    Sidney D. Nau;Christina S. McCrae;Kristen G. Cook;Kenneth L. Lichstein

  • Psychological treatment of insomnia in hypnotic-dependant older adults.

    James P. Soeffing;Kenneth L. Lichstein;Sidney D. Nau;Sidney D. Nau;Christina S. McCrae

  • 'Young old' and 'old old' poor sleepers with and without insomnia complaints

    Christina S McCrae;Nancy M Wilson;Kenneth L Lichstein;H.Heith Durrence

  • Daily variations in objective nighttime sleep and subjective morning pain in older adults with insomnia: evidence of covariation over time.

    Joseph M. Dzierzewski;Jacob M. Williams;Daniela Roditi;Michael Marsiske

  • Chapter 76 – Insomnia: Epidemiology and Risk Factors

    Kenneth L. Lichstein;Daniel J. Taylor;Christina S. McCrae;Megan E. Ruiter

  • Treatment of Late-life Insomnia

    Christina S. McCrae;Joseph M. Dzierzewski;Daniel B. Kay

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Marsiske
Michael Marsiske University of Florida
Kenneth L. Lichstein
Kenneth L. Lichstein University of Alabama
Daniel J. Taylor
Daniel J. Taylor University of Arizona
Peter R. Giacobbi
Peter R. Giacobbi West Virginia University
Micah O. Mazurek
Micah O. Mazurek University of Virginia
William M. Perlstein
William M. Perlstein University of Florida
Samuel F. Sears
Samuel F. Sears East Carolina University
David M. Janicke
David M. Janicke University of Florida
David Q. Beversdorf
David Q. Beversdorf University of Missouri
Richard A. Abrams
Richard A. Abrams Washington University in St. Louis

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