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Last published 2026
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Jamie Walker

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Researcher

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

Faculty Researcher

4 h-index 34 pubs 179 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 Walker's research focuses on sleep disorders, particularly insomnia, and its relationship with psychological stress and other health factors. Walker has investigated the onset of acute insomnia, noting how sleep reactivity and life stress interact. Current work also examines barriers to equitable insomnia treatment in primary care and the influence of social media use on sleep continuity. Additionally, Walker has explored the effects of hormonal contraceptive use on salivary cortisol responses to carbon dioxide challenges. Other research areas include the role of poverty and perceived stress on insomnia severity during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the association between insomnia symptoms, disease vulnerability, and COVID-19 anxiety. Walker also studies the connection between depressive symptoms and physical activity in relation to insomnia. Walker's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 4, with 33 total publications and 148 total citations. Key collaborators include Harrison Dickens, Veronica Hire, Anastasia Makhanova, and Veronica Floyd, all from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 34
  • Citations: 179

Selected Publications

  • 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
  • Investigating the effect of hormonal contraceptive use on salivary cortisol response to a CO2 challenge (2023)
    Psychoneuroendocrinology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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