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Bailey B, Wilkerson AK, Stearns MA, Siciliano RE, Danielson CK. Prospective Pathways Among Rumination, Depression, and Insomnia in Youth. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol. 2026 Jan 22;54(1):12. doi: 10.1007/s10802-025-01406-x. PubMed PMID: 41569399; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12827309.
Pruiksma KE, Davis JL, Dietch JR, Taylor DJ, Lin T, Campbell RL, Tyler H, Price W, Olson E, Wardle-Pinkston S, Young-McCaughan S, Peterson AL, Bolstad C, LoSavio ST, Wilkerson A, STRONG STAR Consortium. The Development and Evaluation of a Web-Based Training Program for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Nightmares: CBTNightmares.org. Mil Med. 2026 Jan 1;191(1-2):e290-e299. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usaf385. PubMed PMID: 40814958.
Wilkerson AK, Tutek J, Witcraft SM. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia. In: Owenby BE, Campbell K, editors. The Encyclopedia of Mental Health Trainings, Certifications, and Credentials: A professional’s guide to becoming a better mental health practitioner Marana, AZ: Onb, LLC; 2025.
Daylor V, Griggs M, Weintraub A, Byrd R, Petrucci T, Huff M, Byerly K, Fenner R, Severance S, Griggs C, Sharma A, Atwal P, Kautz SA, Shapiro S, Youkhana K, Lavallee M, Wilkerson A, Nichols M, Snyder A, Eichinger JK, Patel S, Maitland A, Gensemer C, Norris RA. Defining the Chronic Complexities of hEDS and HSD: A Global Survey of Diagnostic Challenges, Life-Long Comorbidities, and Unmet Needs. J Clin Med. 2025 Aug 9;14(16). doi: 10.3390/jcm14165636. PubMed PMID: 40869462; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12386360.
Ault A, Wilkerson AK, McCauley JL, Muzzy W, Mappin GM, Yonce S, Barth KS, Brady KT, George MS, Wedin S, Christon LM, Flanagan JC, Yates-Johnson A, Tutek J, Lin T, Uhde TW, Borckardt JJ. Sleep, Pain Catastrophizing, and Pain Intensity in Treatment Seeking Adults With Opioid Use Disorder. Clin J Pain. 2025 Feb 1;41(2). doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000001264. PubMed PMID: 39801166.
Wardle-Pinkston S, Taylor DJ, Lin T, Dietch JR, Pruiksma K, Wilkerson AK. CBTIweb implementation outcomes: one-year follow up. Cogn Behav Ther. 2025 Jul;54(4):557-575. doi: 10.1080/16506073.2024.2442371. Epub 2025 Jan 14. PubMed PMID: 39808541.
Stearns MA, McCrae CS, Curtis AF, Nair N, Hayse B, Nadorff DK, Wilkerson A. Adolescents' sleep mediates maternal depressive problems and parenting behaviors: daughter and son differences in a majority Black and Hispanic sample. J Clin Sleep Med. 2024 Jun 1;20(6):849-858. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.10996. PubMed PMID: 38189515; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11145043.
Parsons T, Kenny P, McMahan T, Wilkerson AK, Pruiksma KE, Taylor DJ. Virtual standardized patients for cognitive behavioral therapy training: Description of platform architecture. Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine. 2023; 21:164-169.
Eglovitch M, Parlier-Ahmad AB, Legge C, Chithranjan S, Kolli S, Violante S, Dzierzewski JM, Huhn AS, Wilkerson A, Martin CE. Patient reported preferences for sleep interventions among women receiving buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. Front Psychiatry. 2023;14:1244156. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1244156. eCollection 2023. PubMed PMID: 37779614; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10537926.
Milanak ME, Witcraft SM, Park JY, Hassell K, McMahon T, Wilkerson AK. A Transdiagnostic group therapy for sleep and anxiety among adults with substance use disorders: Protocol and pilot investigation. Front Psychiatry. 2023;14:1160001. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1160001. eCollection 2023. PubMed PMID: 37065898; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10090550.
Short NA, Uhde TW, Paquet C, Milanak ME, Rheingold AA, Wilkerson AK. An investigation of the rate and predictors of initiating and attending group cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia after referral. Cognitive & Behavioral Practice. 2022 May; 29(2).
King CE, Wilkerson A, Newman R, Wagner CL, Guille C. Sleep, Anxiety, and Vitamin D Status and Risk for Peripartum Depression. Reprod Sci. 2022 Jun;29(6):1851-1858. doi: 10.1007/s43032-022-00922-1. Epub 2022 Mar 29. PubMed PMID: 35352331.
Schick MR, Slavish DC, Dietch JR, Witcraft SM, Simmons RO, Taylor DJ, Smith JP, Book SW, McRae-Clark AL, Wilkerson AK. A preliminary investigation of the role of intraindividual sleep variability in substance use treatment outcomes. Addict Behav. 2022 Aug;131:107315. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107315. Epub 2022 Mar 24. PubMed PMID: 35364397; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9086148.
Wilkerson AK, Wardle-Pinkston S, Dietch JR, Pruiksma KE, Simmons RO, Bunnell BE, Taylor DJ. Web-based provider training of cognitive behavioral therapy of insomnia: engagement rates, knowledge acquisition, and provider acceptability. Cogn Behav Ther. 2022 Jul;51(4):343-352. doi: 10.1080/16506073.2021.1996453. Epub 2022 Jan 31. PubMed PMID: 35099360.
Norred MA, Haselden LC, Sahlem GL, Wilkerson AK, Short EB, McTeague LM, George MS. TMS and CBT-I for comorbid depression and insomnia. Exploring feasibility and tolerability of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) for comorbid major depressive disorder and insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brain Stimul. 2021 Nov-Dec;14(6):1508-1510. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2021.09.007. Epub 2021 Sep 23. PubMed PMID: 34563744; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9284679.
Wilkerson AK, Simmons RO, Sahlem GL, Taylor DJ, Smith JP, Book SW, McRae-Clark AL. Sleep and substance use disorder treatment: A preliminary study of subjective and objective assessment of sleep during an intensive outpatient program. Am J Addict. 2021 Sep;30(5):477-484. doi: 10.1111/ajad.13194. Epub 2021 Jun 23. PubMed PMID: 34164864; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8429116.
Wilkerson AK, McRae-Clark AL. A review of sleep disturbance in adults prescribed medications for opioid use disorder: potential treatment targets for a highly prevalent, chronic problem. Sleep Med. 2021 Aug;84:142-153. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.05.021. Epub 2021 May 27. Review. PubMed PMID: 34153796; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8503844.
Taylor DJ, Dietch JR, Pruiksma K, Calhoun CD, Milanak ME, Wardle-Pinkston S, Rheingold AA, Ruggiero KJ, Bunnell BE, Wilkerson AK. Developing and Testing a Web-Based Provider Training for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy of Insomnia. Mil Med. 2021 Jan 25;186(Suppl 1):230-238. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usaa359. PubMed PMID: 33499510.
Pruiksma KE, Hale WJ, Mintz J, Peterson AL, Young-McCaughan S, Wilkerson A, Nicholson K, Dondanville KA, Fina BA, Borah EV, Roache JD, Litz BT, Bryan CJ, Taylor DJ, STRONG STAR Consortium. Predictors of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi) Outcomes in Active-Duty U.S. Army Personnel. Behav Ther. 2020 Jul;51(4):522-534. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2020.02.001. Epub 2020 Feb 14. PubMed PMID: 32586427.
Wilkerson AK, Sahlem GL, Bentzley BS, Lord J, Smith JP, Simmons RO, Uhde TW, Book SW. Insomnia severity during early abstinence is related to substance use treatment completion in adults enrolled in an intensive outpatient program. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2019 Sep;104:97-103. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2019.06.003. Epub 2019 Jun 7. PubMed PMID: 31370990; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7271688.
López CM, Lancaster CL, Wilkerson A, Gros DF, Ruggiero KJ, Acierno R. Residual Insomnia and Nightmares Postintervention Symptom Reduction Among Veterans Receiving Treatment for Comorbid PTSD and Depressive Symptoms. Behav Ther. 2019 Sep;50(5):910-923. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2019.01.006. Epub 2019 Feb 1. PubMed PMID: 31422847.
Milanak ME, Zuromski KL, Cero I, Wilkerson AK, Resnick HS, Kilpatrick DG. Traumatic Event Exposure, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Sleep Disturbances in a National Sample of U.S. Adults. J Trauma Stress. 2019 Feb;32(1):14-22. doi: 10.1002/jts.22360. Epub 2019 Jan 31. PubMed PMID: 30702778; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6814299.
Wilkerson AK, Uhde TW. Perinatal Sleep Problems: Causes, Complications, and Management. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2018 Sep;45(3):483-494. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2018.04.003. Review. PubMed PMID: 30092923.
Taylor DJ, Peterson AL, Pruiksma KE, Hale WJ, Young-McCaughan S, Wilkerson A, Nicholson K, Litz BT, Dondanville KA, Roache JD, Borah EV, Brundige A, Mintz J, STRONG STAR Consortium. Impact of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia disorder on sleep and comorbid symptoms in military personnel: a randomized clinical trial. Sleep. 2018 Jun 1;41(6). doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsy069. PubMed PMID: 29618098.
Wilkerson AK, Uhde TW, Leslie K, Freeman WC, LaRowe SD, Schumann A, Cortese BM. Paradoxical olfactory function in combat veterans: The role of PTSD and odor factors. Mil Psychol. 2018;30(2):120-130. doi: 10.1080/08995605.2018.1425063. Epub 2018 Apr 4. PubMed PMID: 30220788; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6132269.
Taylor DJ, Wilkerson AK, Pruiksma KE, Williams JM, Ruggero CJ, Hale W, Mintz J, Organek KM, Nicholson KL, Litz BT, Young-McCaughan S, Dondanville KA, Borah EV, Brundige A, Peterson AL, STRONG STAR Consortium. Reliability of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Sleep Disorders Module. J Clin Sleep Med. 2018 Mar 15;14(3):459-464. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.7000. PubMed PMID: 29458705; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5837848.
Smith KA, Wilkerson AK, Sahlem GL, Bentzley BS, Smith JP, Uhde TW, Book SW. Gender differences across sleep within individuals with substance use disorder. Medical University of South Carolina Women's Health Research Day. 2017; Charleston, SC, USA.
Zuromski KL, Allan N, Wilkerson AK, Stecker T. Insomnia and suicidal ideation. Annual Meeting of Associated Professional Sleep Societies. 2017; Boston, MA, USA.
Paquet C, Wilkerson AK, Taylor DJ, Dietch JR, Francetich JM, Estevez R, Parsons T. Subjective and objective sleep and verbal learning in pregnant women. Medical University of South Carolina Women's Health Research Day. 2017; Charleston, SC, USA.
Wilkerson AK, Sahlem GL. Sleep and technology. MUSC 30th Annual Update in Psychiatry: Technology and Mental Health. 2017; Charleston, SC, USA.
Brown WJ, Wilkerson AK, Boyd SJ, Dewey D, Mesa F, Bunnell BE. A review of sleep disturbance in children and adolescents with anxiety. J Sleep Res. 2018 Jun;27(3):e12635. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12635. Epub 2017 Nov 28. Review. PubMed PMID: 29193443.
Francetich JM, Dietch JR, Wilkerson AK, Kelly K, Taylor DJ. Distinguishing insomnia from non-insomnia with actigraph and sleep diary parameters: A quantitative approach. Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA.
Wilkerson AK, Brown WJ, Milanak ME, Magid K, Uhde TW, Grubaugh AL. Sleep, depression, and health outcomes in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder and serious mental illness. Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA.
Milanak ME, Berenbaum H, Wilkerson AK. The relationship between sleep disturbances and traumatic event exposure, emotional attention and clarity, and sensitivity to emotional context. Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA.
Wilkerson AK, Lord J, Sahlem GL, Bentzley BS, Smith JP, Magid V, Back SE, Brady KT, Book SW. Substance use, sleep, and treatment completion: Preliminary analyses in an intensive outpatient program for alcohol and substance use disorders. Annual Meeting of the Sleep Research Network. 2016; Bethesda, MD, USA.
Nofzinger EA, Wilkerson AK, Rinn AM, Uhde TW. Common sleep disorders and best practice treatments. Therapeutic Techniques and Specialty Populations in Psychiatry Series. 2016; Charleston, SC, USA.
Dietch JR, Wilkerson AK, Taylor DJ. Sleep-Wake Disorders: Gender Differences. In: Wenzel A, editor. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publication; 2016.
Brown WJ, Wilkerson AK, Milanak ME, Tuerk PW, Uhde TW, Cortese BM, Grubaugh AL. An examination of sleep quality in veterans with a dual diagnosis of PTSD and severe mental illness. Psychiatry Res. 2017 Jan;247:15-20. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.07.062. Epub 2016 Sep 30. PubMed PMID: 27863313.
Brown WJ, Dewey D, Bunnell BE, Boyd SJ, Wilkerson AK, Mitchell MA, Bruce SE. A Critical Review of Negative Affect and the Application of CBT for PTSD. Trauma Violence Abuse. 2018 Apr;19(2):176-194. doi: 10.1177/1524838016650188. Epub 2016 Jun 14. PubMed PMID: 27301345.
Wilkerson AK, Milanak ME, Cortese BM, Uhde TW, Newman RB, Guille C. Mental health treatment as a mediator between adverse childhood events and peripartum depression. Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. 2015; Chicago, IL, USA.
Wilkerson AK, Taylor DJ, Parsons T, Dietch JR, Francetich JM, Estevez R, Saucedo C, Fontana I. Sleep disturbance and neuropsychological performance from late pregnancy to early postpartum. Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. 2015; Seattle, WA, USA.
Brown WJ, Milanak ME, Wilkerson AK, Uhde TW, Rheingold A. The transdiagnostic treatment of anxiety using a brief module-based group intervention. Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. 2015; Chicago, IL, USA.
Wilkerson AK, Cortese BM, Uhde TW, Newman RB, Guille C. Sleep disturbance during first trimester of pregnancy predicts peripartum depression and anxiety. Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. 2014; Nashville, TN, USA.
Taylor DJ, Wilkerson AK. Insomnia in Adults. In: Grossman L, Walfish S, editors. Translating Psychological Research Into Practice New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company; 2014. Chapter 45; p.335-337.
Wilkerson AK, Purser MM. Brief interventions for sleep: The ripple effect on individual health and the healthcare system. Psychiatry Grand Rounds, John Peter Smith Hospital. 2014; Fort Worth, TX, USA.
Wilkerson AK, Taylor DJ, Dietch JR, Francetich JM, Estevez R, Sethi K, Sebastian B, Saucedo C, Sternad R. Is “pregnancy brain” a function of sleep?. Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Wilkerson AK, Basco MR. Therapists’ self-efficacy for CBT dissemination: Is supervision the key?. Journal of Psychology and Psychotherapy. 2014 June; 4(3):146. doi: 10.4172/2161-0487.1000146.
Wilkerson AK, Taylor DJ, Francetich JM, Sethi K, Reichenberger D, Crew EC. Neuropsychological functioning in a randomized clinical trial of brief behavioral therapy for insomnia. Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. 2013; Baltimore, MD, USA.
Francetich JM, Taylor DJ, Kelly K, Crew EC, Marczyk K, Estevez R, Dietch JR, Wilkerson AK. Perceived stress as a predictor of sleep onset latency in college students with and without insomnia. Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. 2013; Nashville, TN, USA.
Wilkerson AK, Basco MR. Therapists’ self-efficacy in CBT after didactic training: Is ongoing clinical supervision the key?. Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. 2012; National Harbor, MD, USA.
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