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Joseph A. Buckhalt

Joseph A. Buckhalt

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Psychology

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36
Citations
5558
World Ranking
9511
National Ranking
5038

Overview

Joseph A. Buckhalt is affiliated with Auburn University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of psychology and social sciences, with significant contributions to the understanding of sleep and related disorders, early childhood education and development, and sleep and wakefulness research.

The main fields of study associated with their work include:

  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences

Within these disciplines, their subfields of investigation cover:

  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Education
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Building and Construction

The thematic focus areas of their research encompass topics such as:

  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
  • Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing

Joseph A. Buckhalt has published articles in several venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • SLEEP
  • Child Development Perspectives
  • PEDIATRICS
  • Journal of Family Psychology
  • Journal of Adolescence

Recent published papers include:

  • "Socioeconomic status and sleep in adolescence: The role of family chaos." (2020, Journal of Family Psychology)
  • "Sleep and disparities in child and adolescent development" (2022, Child Development Perspectives)
  • "Sleep and development in adolescence in the context of socioeconomic disadvantage" (2020, Journal of Adolescence)
  • "School Start Times, Sleep, and Youth Outcomes: A Meta-analysis" (2022, PEDIATRICS)
  • "Linear and nonlinear associations between the sleep environment, presleep conditions, and sleep in adolescence: moderation by race and socioeconomic status" (2021, Sleep Medicine)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with coauthors including:

  • Mona El-Sheikh
  • Ekjyot K. Saini
  • Brian T. Gillis
  • Morgan J. Thompson
  • Stephen A. Erath

Best Publications

  • Children's Sleep and Cognitive Functioning: Race and Socioeconomic Status as Moderators of Effects.

    Joseph A. Buckhalt;Mona El-Sheikh;Peggy Keller

  • Marital conflict and disruption of children's sleep

    Mona El-Sheikh;Joseph A. Buckhalt;Jacquelyn Mize;Christine Acebo

  • Economic adversity and children's sleep problems: multiple indicators and moderation of effects.

    Mona El-Sheikh;Erika J. Bagley;Margaret Keiley;Lori Elmore-Staton

  • Sleep disruptions and emotional insecurity are pathways of risk for children

    Mona El-Sheikh;Joseph A. Buckhalt;E. Mark Cummings;Peggy Keller

  • What keeps low-SES children from sleeping well: the role of presleep worries and sleep environment.

    Erika J. Bagley;Ryan J. Kelly;Joseph A. Buckhalt;Mona El-Sheikh

  • Cortisol and Children’s Adjustment: The Moderating Role of Sympathetic Nervous System Activity

    Mona El-Sheikh;Stephen A. Erath;Joseph A. Buckhalt;Douglas A. Granger

  • Integrating the measurement of salivary α-amylase into studies of child health, development, and social relationships

    Douglas A. Granger;Katie T. Kivlighan;Clancy Blair;Mona El-Sheikh

  • Concurrent and Longitudinal Relations Between Children’s Sleep and Cognitive Functioning: The Moderating Role of Parent Education

    Joseph A. Buckhalt;Mona El-Sheikh;Peggy S. Keller;Ryan J. Kelly

  • Children’s Sleep and Adjustment Over Time: The Role of Socioeconomic Context

    Mona El-Sheikh;Ryan J. Kelly;Joseph A. Buckhalt;J. Benjamin Hinnant

  • Marital psychological and physical aggression and children's mental and physical health: direct, mediated, and moderated effects

    Mona El-Sheikh;E. Mark Cummings;Chrystyna D. Kouros;Lori Elmore-Staton

  • Verbal and nonverbal interaction of mothers with their down's syndrome and nonretarded infants.

    Buckhalt Ja;Rutherford Rb;Goldberg Ke

  • Child emotional insecurity and academic achievement: the role of sleep disruptions.

    Mona El-Sheikh;Joseph A. Buckhalt;Peggy S. Keller;E. Mark Cummings

  • Vagal regulation and emotional intensity predict children's sleep problems.

    Mona El-Sheikh;Joseph A. Buckhalt

  • Parental problem drinking and children's adjustment: attachment and family functioning as moderators and mediators of risk.

    Mona El-Sheikh;Joseph A. Buckhalt

  • Children's Sleep and Cognitive Performance: A Cross-Domain Analysis of Change Over Time

    Kristen L. Bub;Joseph A. Buckhalt;Mona El-Sheikh

  • Insufficient Sleep and the Socioeconomic Status Achievement Gap

    Joseph A. Buckhalt

  • Children's objective and subjective sleep disruptions: links with afternoon cortisol levels.

    Mona El-Sheikh;Joseph A. Buckhalt;Peggy S. Keller;Douglas A. Granger

  • Children and violence: the role of children's regulation in the marital aggression-child adjustment link.

    E. Mark Cummings;Mona El-Sheikh;Chrystyna D. Kouros;Joseph A. Buckhalt

  • Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Revised (WPPSI–R)

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  • Respiratory sinus arrhythmia and cognitive functioning in children.

    Lori Staton;Mona El-Sheikh;Joseph A. Buckhalt

  • The Relation between Five-Factor Personality Traits and Risk-Taking Behavior in Preadolescents

    Ronnie L. McGhee;David J. Ehrler;Joseph A. Buckhalt;Carol Phillips

Frequent Co-Authors

Mona El-Sheikh
Mona El-Sheikh Auburn University
Douglas A. Granger
Douglas A. Granger University of California, Irvine
Stephen A. Erath
Stephen A. Erath Auburn University
E. Mark Cummings
E. Mark Cummings University of Notre Dame
Christine Acebo
Christine Acebo Brown University
Chrystyna D. Kouros
Chrystyna D. Kouros Southern Methodist University
Thomas E. Fuller-Rowell
Thomas E. Fuller-Rowell Auburn University
Margaret K. Keiley
Margaret K. Keiley Auburn University
Dean W. Beebe
Dean W. Beebe Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Susan Redline
Susan Redline Brigham and Women's Hospital

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