I am broadly interested in the intersection of behavioral sleep medicine, trauma, and military-relevant mental health. My work focuses on understanding and improving the assessment and treatment of insomnia, nightmares, and circadian rhythm disorders, particularly as they co-occur with PTSD and other trauma-related conditions. I am especially interested in how sleep disturbances both contribute to and maintain psychological distress, and how targeted behavioral interventions can improve both sleep and overall functioning. In addition, I study how military culture shapes symptom presentation, help-seeking behavior, and engagement in care, with the goal of improving the delivery and effectiveness of evidence-based treatments. My research integrates clinical, behavioral, and systems-level perspectives to better align interventions with the real-world contexts in which patients receive care.
Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship with emphasis on Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
| Lawry, L. L., Korona-Bailey, J., Schoenfeld, A. J., Amowitz, Z., Brim, W., Shanahan, P., Maddox, J., Hamm, T. E., Juman, L., Janvrin, M., Kanagaratnam, A., Mani, V., Berezyuk, O., & Pérez Koehlmoos, T. (2026). A qualitative preliminary study of Ukrainian healthcare providers’ perspectives on service members’ mental health since the Russian invasion. Military Medicine. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usag092 |
| Lawry, L. L., Korona-Bailey, J., Hamm, T. E., Maddox, J., Janvrin, M., Juman, L., Berezyuk, O., Smolinski, G., Brim, W., & Pérez Koehlmoos, T. (2025). A qualitative assessment of war-related rehabilitation needs and gaps in Ukraine. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 44, 175. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-025-00912-4 |
| Pruiksma, K. E., Miller, K. E., Davis, J. L., Gehrman, P., Harb, G., Ross, R. J., Brim, W. L., & Peterson, A. L. (2025). An expert consensus statement for implementing cognitive behavioral therapy for nightmares in adults. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 23(2), 153–171. https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2024.2437634 |
| Elliman, T. D., Schwalb, M. E., Dolan, D., Brim, W., & Adler, A. B. (2022). Brief behavioral treatment for insomnia: Treatment schedule and training feasibility in the military. Psychological Services, 19(2), 335–342. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000528 |
| Peterson, A. L., Goodie, J. L., Satterfield, W. A., & Brim, W. L. (2008). Sleep disturbance during military deployment. Military Medicine, 173(3), 230–236. |
| Meyer, E. G., DeSilva, R. B., Hann, M. C., Aggarwal, N. K., Brim, W. L., Engel, C. C., Lu, F. G., & Lewis-Fernández, R. (2022). Adapting the Cultural Formulation Interview for the military. Psychiatric Services, 73(9), 978–983. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100523 |
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HJF Executive Director in support of Uniformed Services University Consortium for Defense Psychology (CDP)