Dr. Heather Gunn obtained her Bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and her Ph.D. from The University of Utah. She was a postdoctoral scholar in the Translation Research Training in Sleep Medicine Program (T32) at the University of Pittsburgh. She is the current director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Training Program at the University of Alabama. ​

Publications

1. Fischer, A.R., Green, SR.M. & Gunn, H.E. (2021). Social-ecological considerations for the sleep health of rural mothers. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 44, 507–518.

2. Gunn, H.E. & Eberhardt, K.R. (2019). Family Dynamics in Sleep Health and Hypertension. Current Hypertension Reports.
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3. Gunn, H.E., Tutek, J., Buysse, D.J. (2018). Brief Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia. Sleep Medicine Clinics.

4. Gunn, H.E., O’Rourke, F.O., Dahl, R.E., Goldstein, T.R., Rofey, D.L., Forbes, E.E., & Shaw, D.S. Young adolescent sleep is associated with parental monitoring (2019). Sleep Health, 5(1). 58-63. PMID: 30670167

5. Baron, K.G., Gunn, H.E., Wolf, MS., Zee, PC. Relationships and CPAP adherence among women with obstructive sleep apnea (2017). Sleep Science and Practice 1(10). PMID:23421305

6. Gunn, H.E., Critchfield, K.L., Mackaronis, J.E., Rau, H.K., Cribbet, M.R. Troxel, W.M. & Williams, PG. Affiliative interpersonal behaviors during stress are associated with sleep quality and presleep arousal in young, healthy adults. (2017). Sleep Health, 3 (2), 98-101. PubMed PMID:28346164; PubMed Central PMCID:xxxxxxxx.

7. Gunn, H.E., Buysse, D.J., Matthews, K.A., Kline, C.E., Cribbet, M.R., & Troxel, W.M. (2017) Sleep-wake concordance in couples is inversely associated with cardiovascular disease risk markers. SLEEP, 3 (2). PubMed PMID:25581920; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4434560.

8. Gunn, H.E., Buysse, D.J., Hasler, B.P., Begley, M.A., & Troxel, WM (2015) Sleep concordance in couples is associated with relationship characteristics. SLEEP, 28(6), 933-939. PubMed PMID:25581920; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4434560.

9. Irish L.A., Kline C.E., Gunn H.E., Buysse D.J., & Hall M.H. (2015) The role of sleep hygiene in promoting public health: A review of empirical evidence. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 22:23-36. PubMed PMID: 25454674; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4400203.

10. Gunn, H.E., Troxel, W.M., Hall, M. & Buysse, D.J. (2014). Interpersonal distress is associated with sleep and arousal in insomnia and good sleepers. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 76, 242-48. PubMed PMID: 24529045

11. Cribbet, M.R., Carlisle, M., Cawthon, R.M., Uchino, B.N., Williams, P.G., Smith, T.W., Gunn, H.E., & Light, K.C. (2014). Cellular aging and restorative processes: Subjective sleep quality and duration moderate the association between age and telomere length in a sample of middle-aged and older adults. SLEEP, 37, 65-70. PMCID: PMC3902883

12. Williams, P.G., Cribbet, M.R., Rau, H.K., Gunn, H.E., & Czajkowski, L.C. (2013). The effects of poor sleep on cognitive, affective, and physiological responses to a laboratory stresser. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 46, 40-51.

13. Baron, K.G., Gunn, H.E., Czjakowski, L.A., Smith, T.W., & Jones, C.R. (2012). Spousal involvement in CPAP: Does pressure help? Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 8(2), 147-53. PMID: 22505859; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3311411.

14. Uchino, B.N., Cawthon, R.M., Smith, T.W., Light, K., McKenzie, J., Carlisle, M., Gunn, H.E., Birmingham, W. (2012).Social Relationships and Health: Is Feeling Positive Negative or Both (Ambivalent) about your Social Ties Related to Telomeres? Health Psychology, 31(6), 789-96. PubMed PMID: 22229928; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3378918.

15. Baron, K.G., Smith, T.W., Berg, C.A., Czajkowski, L.A. & Gunn, H.E., Jones, C.R. (2010). Spousal Involvement and CPAP Adherence in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome. Sleep and Breathing, 15(3), 525-34. PubMed PMID: 20549372.

16. Baron, K.G., Berg, C.A., Czajkowski, L.A., Smith, T.W., Gunn, H.E., & Jones, C.R. (2010). Self-efficacy contributes to individual differences in subjective improvements using CPAP. Sleep and Breathing, 15(3), 599-606. PubMed PMID: 20844971.

17. Baron, K.G., Smith, T.W., Czajkowski, L.A. & Gunn, H.E. (2010). Relationship Quality and CPAP Adherence in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Journal of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 7(1), 22-36. PubMed PMID: 19116799.

18. Cribbet, M.R., Williams, P.G., Gunn, H.E., & Rau, H.K. (2010). Interactive Effects of Tonic and Phasic Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia on Affective Responses to Stress. Emotion, 11, 188-193. PubMed PMID: 21401239

19. Williams, P.G., Rau, H., Cribbet, M., & Gunn, H.E. (2009). Openness to Experience and Stress Regulation. Journal of Research in Personality, 43, 777-784. 

20. Tartaro, J., Luecken, L. J., & Gunn, H. E. (2005). Exploring Heart and Soul: Effects of Religiosity/Spirituality and Gender on Blood Pressure and Cortisol Stress Responses. Journal of Health Psychology, 10(6), 753-766. PubMed PMID: 16176954

Book Chapters

1. **Gunn, H.E., & Eberthardt, K.R., (In press). Sleep in the context of close relationships. In Z. Krizan (Ed.), Sleep, Personality, and Social Behavior. Springer Nature. 

2. **Tutek, J., Gunn, H.E., Hasler, B. (In press). Daily rhythmicity in social activity. In Z. Krizan (Ed.), Sleep, Personality, and Social Behavior. Springer Nature. 

3. Williams, P.G., Smith, T. W., Gunn, H.E., & Uchino, B. N. (2011). Personality and stress: Individual differences in exposure, reactivity, recovery, and restoration. In Contrada, R. & Baum, A. (Eds.), Handbook of stress science: Biology, psychology, and health (pp. 231-245). New York, NY: Springer.

4. Williams, P.G., & Gunn, H.E. (2005). Gender, personality, and psychopathology.  In M. Hersen, J. C. Thomas (Series Eds.) & J. C. Thomas, D. L. Segal (Vol. Eds.), Comprehensive handbook of personality and psychopathology: Vol. 1 Personality and everyday functioning. pp. 432-442. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.