McCrae Sleep Research Lab at USF

Is your child (ages 6-12yo) having trouble sleeping? Take a part in our behavioral sleep intervention for some potential benefits (increased sleep knowledge and sleep improvement)! Contact us at [email protected] to see if you qualify!

Help us design research that will directly impact your child and communities' life. We need your input on our upcoming study comparing the impact of both melatonin and CBTi in children ages 6-12 with sleep troubles. If interested, please reach out to [email protected] through email!

Christina S. McCrae received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis in 1999. Her research focuses on sleep and related mechanisms, and often modifies established behavioral and cognitive behavioral interventions to treat clinic insomnia and related conditions (e.g., depression, anxiety, pain, fatigue). Because chronic insomnia typically occurs in the context of other conditions and stressors, her research impacts a wide variety of patients (children with autism spectrum disorders, chronic pain, cardiac disease, cancer, end-stage renal disease) and other populations (older adults, overweight and obese individuals of all ages, dementia, and other caregivers). Her program of interdisciplinary clinical research is intended to contribute to the establishment of best practices in behavioral healthcare based on evidence, to enhance quality of life in individuals with insomnia, to elucidate the mechanisms underlying chronic insomnia and related conditions, and to train future generations of clinical scientists.

Fill out the screener in our bio if you qualify for our study (Live-in dementia patient, trouble sleeping, 18+)!

Our undergraduate research assistants at USF are the biggest support in our research lab. We are so grateful for their presence and assistance in the lab! Know anyone taking care of a live-in friend or loved one with dementia who is over 18 years old? Direct them to the screener in our bio!