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Last published 2026
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Jamie L. Walker

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Missouri–Columbia

Also affiliated: University of North Texas (2019–2020)

4 h-index 37 pubs 190 cited

  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Middle Aged
  • Young Adult
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Aged
  • Nurses
  • Complementary Therapies
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Carbon Dioxide

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Jamie L. Walker's research focuses on sleep disorders, particularly insomnia, and its relationship with psychological factors and treatment options. Walker has investigated the natural history of insomnia, exploring how sleep reactivity and life stress predict its onset. This work includes examining the impact of insomnia on specific populations, such as nurses, and its association with depression and inflammation. Walker has also explored barriers to equitable insomnia treatment and public knowledge of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I).

Further research has delved into physiological responses, including the effect of hormonal contraceptive use on salivary cortisol levels. Walker's work is supported by a body of publications and collaborations with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Harrison Dickens, Veronica Hire, Anastasia Makhanova, and Veronica Floyd. Walker's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 4 with 187 total citations across 34 publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 37
  • Citations: 190

Positions

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    University of Missouri–Columbia Psychological Sciences ORCID
  • University of Arkansas at Fayetteville publications 2021–2026
    ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Daily Associations Between Sleep and Glucose Outcomes in Adults with Insomnia Disorder (2026)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science OpenAlex
  • 1018 Daily Associations Between Sleep and Glucose: Evidence from Actigraphy and Continuous Glucose Monitoring (2026)
    SLEEP DOI OpenAlex
  • 0139 Do Cognitive-Affective Processes Moderate the Relationship Between Sleep Reactivity and Depressive Symptoms? (2026)
    SLEEP DOI OpenAlex
  • One‐Session Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia in Integrated Primary Care: A Preliminary Study (2026)
    Journal of Sleep Research DOI OpenAlex
  • Estimating Public Knowledge About Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and Alternative Treatments (2026)
    Behavioral Sleep Medicine 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis stress response to a laboratory-based 10 % CO2 challenge in healthy adults (2025)
    Psychoneuroendocrinology DOI OpenAlex
  • Sleep health in the primary care setting (2025)
    Elsevier eBooks DOI OpenAlex
  • Stress and Affective Dysregulation in Depression and Insomnia (2025)
    CBT: science into practice DOI OpenAlex
  • 0518 Blunted Cortisol Stress Reactivity to the Trier Social Stress Test Among Individuals with Greater Insomnia Symptoms (2025)
    SLEEP DOI OpenAlex
  • 0385 Gender and Race Disparities in Sleep Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment (2025)
    SLEEP DOI OpenAlex
  • 0537 “Single-Shot” Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) Is Related to Improvements in Sleep Onset and Maintenance Problems (2025)
    SLEEP DOI OpenAlex
  • 0422 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia: The First Line Treatment for Insomnia Remains Elusive (2024)
    SLEEP 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • 0946 Examining the Directional Effects of Insomnia, Anxiety, and Depression Symptoms: Results from a Longitudinal Study (2024)
    SLEEP DOI OpenAlex
  • 0383 Common Pathways Between Distress and Impairment Related to Insomnia, Pain, and Stress (2024)
    SLEEP DOI OpenAlex
  • Examining the barriers and recommendations for integrating more equitable insomnia treatment options in primary care (2023)
    Frontiers in Sleep 23 citations DOI OpenAlex

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