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Professor Jason Ellis

Professor

Department: Psychology

Jason Ellis Staffprofile Northumbriauniversity255Jason 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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  • An online behavioral self-help intervention rapidly improves acute insomnia severity and subjective mood during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic: a stratified randomized controlled trial, Elder, G., Santhi, N., Robson, A., Alfonso-Miller, P., Spiegelhalder, K., Ellis, J. 1 Jun 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
  • Epidemiology and burden of chronic insomnia disorder in Europe: an analysis of the 2020 National Health and Wellness Survey, Chalet, F., Albanese, E., Egea Santaolalla, C., Ellis, J., Ferini-Strambi, L., Heidbreder, A., Léger, D., Modi, K., Morin, C., Olopoenia, A. 3 Oct 2024, In: Journal of Medical Economics
  • 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
  • The Role of Sleep Effort as a Mediator Between Anxiety and Depression, Borges, C., Ellis, J., Ruivo Marques, D. 1 Oct 2024, In: Psychological Reports
  • 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

  • Tracy Rogers Differentiating sleepiness from fatigue a multi-method approach Start Date: 01/10/2018 End Date: 11/10/2024
  • Paul Isaacs Start Date: 22/07/2016
  • Rónán Doherty Sleep, Nutrition and Recovery in Athletes Start Date: 01/10/2016 End Date: 27/05/2022
  • Tracy Rogers Start Date: 01/10/2018 End Date: 19/03/2021
  • Greg Elder Measuring a Sleep/Stress Switch Point Start Date: 01/09/2010 End Date: 22/05/2014
  • 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
  • Rachel Sharman Emperically Testing the Neurocognitive Model of Insomnia Start Date: 01/09/2010 End Date: 16/10/2014

Psychology PhD June 30 2004


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