Professor Jason Ellis

Professor

School: 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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Effect of behavioural sleep interventions on blood pressure, heart rate and heart rate variability in adults with poor sleep health: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis, Mostafa, S., Hanif, W., Balanos, G., Nirantharakumar, K., Ellis, J., Tahrani, A. 20 Jan 2026, In: European Heart Journal Open
Malcolm von Schantz, Skene, D., Archer, S., Moreno, C., Ellis, J. 23 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Biological Rhythms
One‐Session Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia in Integrated Primary Care: A Preliminary Study, Walker, J., Campbell, R., Bridges, A., Acosta, C., Ellis, J., Perlis, M., Vargas, I. 12 Mar 2026, In: Journal of Sleep Research
Sleep & Nutrition for Athletes: The Nutrition Society, Scottish Section Conference 2024, Doherty, R., Madigan, S., Warrington, G., Ellis, J. 1 Feb 2026, In: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
0537 “Single-Shot” Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) Is Related to Improvements in Sleep Onset and Maintenance Problems, Walker, J., Campbell, R., Bridges, A., Acosta, C., Taylor, D., Ellis, J., Vargas, I. 19 May 2025, In: Sleep
A pragmatic double blind remote pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial of a self-management app for people with Sjögren disease, Hackett, K., Campbell, M., Pakpahan, E., Vines, J., Lendrem, D., McCready, J., Rapley, T., Ellis, J., Deary, V., McColl, E., McCallum, C. 3 Jun 2025, In: Frontiers in Digital Health
Bilingualism, sleep, and cognition: An integrative view and open research questions, Gallo, F., Myachykov, A., Abutalebi, J., DeLuca, V., Ellis, J., Rothman, J., Wheeldon, L. 1 Jan 2025, In: Brain and Language
Child Abuse Exposure and Adult Sleep Continuity Disturbance, Sleep Duration, and Bedroom Safety, Alfonso-Miller, P., Ellis, J., Bastien, C., Hale, L., Branas, C., Perlis, M., Rasmussen, E., Gorovoy, S., Grandner, M. 2 Nov 2025, In: Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Cognitive and behavioral therapies for insomnia: must they always be in bed together?, Grandner, M., Gugliotta, A., Kolla, B., Gorovoy, S., Ellis, J., Bastien, C., Fox, R. 1 Oct 2025, In: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
Global prevalence of insomnia symptoms in undergraduate university students: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Spyridonidis, S., Lad, D., Peters, H., Ellis, J., Robinson, L. 9 Dec 2025, In: SLEEP Advances