Sleep Disruption, Aggression, and Violence

Ana Imia Fins, Ph.D., is a professor at the College of Psychology at Nova Southeastern University and a board-certified psychologist in behavioral and cognitive psychology. For over 20 years, she has been training students in the application of CBT-I and other behavioral sleep medicine intervention strategies. Her research and clinical interests expand across various areas of behavioral sleep medicine including insomnia and the effects of sleep deprivation and sleep extension on physical and mental health.Ashley Stripling, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Nova Southeastern University’s College of Psychology. Her research interests include sleep, geropsychology, clinical training, research and advocacy, promotion of successful, healthy aging through advocacy and clinical interventions; understanding ageism, subjective aging, and the intersection of aging language and perceptions; combating ageist stereotypes.Natalie Dautovich, Ph.D., is an associate professor andan established author, scholar, and social advocate within the field of sleep health. She serves as Director of Chronopsychology: The Daily Research Lab at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she leads cutting-edge research exploring the role that sleep and other bodily processes play in everyday life. Much of her work has focused on populations vulnerable to sleep disparities, including racial minorities, women, and older adults.Sahar Sabet, M.A., M.S., is a doctoral candidate in Counseling Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University with interests in behavioral health and a particular focus on behavioral sleep medicine. Sarah Ghose, M.S., is a doctoral candidate in Counseling Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University with a focus on sleep health across the lifespan and examines the links between sleep and psychosocial outcomes.

• 1. Introduction and Background: Sleep Disruption as a Pathway to Aggression and Violence.- 2. Risk, Protective, and Mechanistic Factors for the Association Between Sleep-Related Aggression and Violence.- 3. Overview of Sleep Disorders and Their Relationships to Aggression.- 4. Assessment of Sleep and Sleep Disruption.- 5. Interventions for Sleep Disruption.- 6. Special Considerations: Institutional Aggression and Reciprocal Influences.- 7. Conclusions and Future Directions: Recommendations for Policy, Practice, and Research.- . .-