Prof Jason Ellis

Professor

Department: Psychology

Jason Ellis Staffprofile Northumbriauniversity255 Jason Ellis is Professor in Psychology at Northumbria University and Director of the Northumbria Centre for Sleep Research. He has sat on various committees including the British Psychological Society – Division of Health Psychology, the Teaching and Educational Advisory Committee for the Sleep Research Society (based in the USA) and the Division of Health Psychology Scotland.

Jason has presented his research at numerous conferences and invited talks in the UK, Europe, the United States and Canada (including the University of California – San Diego C.A., Harvard Medical School M.A., and the University of Laval, Quebec), and the rest of the world.

Additionally he has consulted for Transport for London, Wall to Wall Media, Cussons Pearl, and UCB Pharma. He is also actively involved in both public and professional engagement activities, speaking at the British Science Festival, TEDx Conference, and the National Science Learning Centre.

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Key Publications

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An online behavioural self-help intervention rapidly improves acute insomnia severity and subjective mood during the COVID-19 pandemic: a stratified randomised controlled trial, Elder, G., Santhi, N., Robson, A., Alfonso-Miller, P., Spiegelhalder, K., Ellis, J. 2 Mar 2024, In: Sleep
A Smartphone App to Support Self-Management for People Living With Sjögren's Syndrome: Qualitative Co-Design Workshops, McCallum, C., Campbell, M., Vines, J., Rapley, T., Ellis, J., Deary, V., Hackett, K. 17 Apr 2024, In: JMIR Human Factors
Assessment and management of chronic insomnia disorder: an algorithm for primary care physicians, Selsick, H., Heidbreder, A., Ellis, J., Ferini-Strambi, L., Garcia-Borreguero, D., Leontiou, C., Mak, M., O’Regan, D., Parrino, L. 26 Apr 2024, In: BMC Primary Care
Poor subjective sleep quality predicts symptoms in Irritable Bowel Syndrome using the Experience Sampling Method, Topan, R., Vork, L., Fitzke, H., Pandya, S., Keszthelyi, D., Cornelis, J., Ellis, J., Van Oudenhove, L., Van Den Houte, M., Aziz, Q. 1 Jan 2024, In: American Journal of Gastroenterology
The Natural History of Insomnia: Evaluating illness severity from acute to chronic insomnia; Is the first the worst?, Boyle, J., Morales, K., Muench, A., Ellis, J., Vargas, I., Grandner, M., Posner, D., Perlis, M. 1 Apr 2024, In: Sleep
0319 Evaluating Illness Severity from Acute to Chronic Insomnia: Is the First the Worst?, Boyle, J., Muench, A., Morales, K., Ellis, J., Vargas, I., Grandner, M., Posner, D., Perlis, M. 29 May 2023, In: Sleep
0328 The Natural History of Insomnia: High Sleep Reactivity Interacts with Greater Life Stress to Predict the Onset of Acute Insomnia, Walker, J., Vargas, I., Drake, C., Ellis, J., Muench, A., Perlis, M. 29 May 2023, In: Sleep
Acute insomnia, Ellis, J., Alfonso-Miller, P. 27 Jan 2023, Encyclopedia of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms, Elsevier
An Examination of the Associations between Nutritional Composition, Social Jet Lag and Temporal Sleep Variability in Young Adults, Hepsomali, P., Zandstra, E., Wanders, A., O’Neill, B., Alfonso-Miller, P., Ellis, J. 2 Aug 2023, In: Nutrients
Author Correction: Internet memes related to the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential coping mechanism for anxiety, Akram, U., Irvine, K., Allen, S., Stevenson, J., Ellis, J., Drabble, J. 21 Jun 2023, In: Scientific Reports

Professional Activity

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Oral presentation: Prospective memory in children: The effects of age and target salience 2005

PGR Supervision

Rónán Doherty Sleep, Nutrition and Recovery in Athletes Start Date: 01/10/2016 End Date: 27/05/2022
Greg Elder Measuring a Sleep/Stress Switch Point Start Date: 01/09/2010 End Date: 22/05/2014
Rachel Sharman Emperically Testing the Neurocognitive Model of Insomnia Start Date: 01/09/2010 End Date: 16/10/2014
Jane Dawson Visceral and Behavioural Responses to Modern Art: Influence of Expertise, Type of Art and Context Start Date: 18/02/2013 End Date: 27/02/2017
Tracy Rogers Differentiating sleepiness from fatigue a multi-method approach Start Date: 01/10/2018
Tracy Rogers Start Date: 01/10/2018 End Date: 19/03/2021
Paul Isaacs Start Date: 22/07/2016

Qualifications

Psychology PhD June 30 2004

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