Professor Wolfson's Biography & Publications

Professor Wolfson's Biography & Publications

Biography

Publications

Biography:

Amy R. Wolfson is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. She completed her Bachelors’ degree in Psychology from Harvard University in 1982 and her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Washington University, St. Louis, in 1987. In addition, Dr. Wolfson fulfilled her APA-Approved Clinical-Child Psychology Internship at the State University of New York Health Science Center, Dept. of Psychiatry, Syracuse, NY. from 1984-1985, and was a Post-Doctoral researcher in the Psychology Department at Stanford University from 1988-1990.

At Holy Cross, she mentors undergraduates in the field of sleep research, and has brought many trainees over the years to the Associated Professional Sleep Society (APSS) meetings. Her research focuses on sleep/wake patterns and daytime functioning of children and adolescents. Her timely work on adolescents’ sleep needs and school start times has been featured in numerous newspapers and other publications. In addition, Dr. Wolfson is completing a study on women’s sleep and mood from the last trimester through 12 months postpartum and just published a book, The Woman's Book of Sleep. On occasion, she consults, conducts workshops, and speaks with school professionals, junior and senior high school students, physicians and other health clinicians regarding child/adolescent sleep "needs", and the behavioral management of child and adolescent sleep disorders.

Selected Publications:

Babor, T.F., Martinay, C., Benard, J.Y., Ferrant, J.P., & Wolfson, A. (1987). Homme alcoolique, femme alcoolique etude comparative sur l'alcoolisme feminin. Bulletin De La Societe Francaise D'Alcoologie, 9(1), 20-30.

Wolfson, A., Lacks, P., & Futterman, A. (1992). The effects of parent training on infant sleeping patterns, parents' stress and perceived competence. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 60(1), 41-48.

Wolfson, A., Lacks, P., & Futterman, A. (1992). Parent Training of infant sleeping patterns (brief report). Clinician's Research Digest, 10(6).

Babor, T.F., Wolfson, A., Botvin, D., Radouco-Thomas, S., & Clark, W. (1992). Alcoholism, culture and psychopathology: A comparative study of French, French Canadian and American Alcoholics. In J.E. Helzer & G.J. Canino (Eds.), Alcoholism in North America, Europe and Asia: A coordinated analysis of population data from ten regions. Oxford University Press.

Wolfson, A. & Ricci, C. (1993). Programas de intervencion y preventivos para los problemas del sueno en la primera infancia (Interventions and preventive programs for sleeping problems in early childhood). Focus on Psychiatry, 1(2), 34-43.

Nolen-Hoeksema, S., Wolfson, A., Mumme, D., & Guskin, K. (1995). Helplessness in children of depressed and nondepressed mothers. Developmental Psychology, 31(3), 377-387.

Wolfson, A. (July 1996). Sleeping patterns of children and adolescents: Developmental trends, disruptions and adaptations. In R. Dahl (Ed.), Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 5(3), 549-668. Philadelphia: WB Saunders.

Iwamasa, G., Campos, P., Fudge, R., Wolfson, A., Borrego, J., & Follette, V. (1997). Letter to Editor: Special Interest Groups Support Students. the Behavior Therapist, 20(8), 131-132.

Wolfson, A. (January 1998). Working with parents on developing efficacious sleep/wake habits for infants and young children. In C. Schaefer and J. Briesmeister (Eds.), Handbook of Parent Training: Parents as Co-Therapists for Children’s Behavior Problems (2nd Edition). New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Wolfson, A., & Carskadon, M. (August 1998). Sleep schedules and daytime functioning in adolescents. Child Development, 69(4), 875-887.

Carskadon, M., Wolfson, A., Acebo, C., Tzischinsky, O., & Seifer, R. (December 1998). Adolescent sleep patterns, circadian timing, and sleepiness at a transition to early school days. Sleep, 21(8), 871-881.

Acebo, C., Sadeh, A., Seifer, R., Tzischinsky, O., Wolfson, A., et al. (February 1999). Estimating sleep patterns with activity monitoring in children and adolescents: How many nights are necessary for reliable measures? Sleep, 22(1), 95-103.

Wolfson, A. (Sept. 1999). Sleeping in: Changing high school start times improves performance. Advance Respiratory Care, 8(8), 14-16.

Wolfson, A. (in press). Bridging the gap between research and practice: What will adolescents’ sleep/wake patterns look like in the 21st Century? In M.A. Carskadon (Ed.), Adolescent Sleep Patterns: Biological, Social, and Psychological Influences. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Wolfson, A., Dahl, R., & Trentacoste, S. (2000). Sleep in children with behavioral and psychiatric disorders. In G. Loughlin, J. Carroll, and C. Marcus (Eds), Sleep and Breathing During Sleep in Children: A Developmental Approach. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc.

Driver, H., Cachon, J., Dableh, L., Cushing, M., Baker, F., Cote, K., Jasmina, R., & Wolfson, A. (1999). Gender representation in sleep research. Journal of Sleep Research (Letter to the Editor).

Martell, C.R., Iwamasa, G.Y., Wolfson, A.R., Preciado, J., Seiden, D.Y., Fudge, R.C., & Suinn, R. (1999). Behavior Therapy and Cultural Diversity: Is There a Commitment? [paper within this special issue, Cognitive/behavior therapy: Is it working for women?] the Behavior Therapist.