Faculty

Anne Germain, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email
Website
Military Sleep Tactics and Resilience Research Team
Assistant
Joann Broadus
broajx2@upmc.edu

Education & Training

PhD
Universite de Montreal, Arts and Sciences Clinical Psychology
MS
Universite de Montreal, Arts and Sciences Clinical Psychology
La Macaza InstitutionClinical Psychology
University of New Mexico Sleep Disorders CenterClinical Psychology
University of PittsburghSleep Neuroimaging and Clinical Trial Methods

Current Appointments

Director, Sleep and Behavioral Neuroscience Center, Neuroscience Clinical and Translational Research Center
Director, Military Sleep Tactics and Resilience Research Team

Professional Affiliations

Member, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Member, Sleep Research Society

Research Interests

Sleep; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Neural fear (threat) circuitry
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Stocker RPJ, Khan H, Henry L, Germain A. Effects of sleep loss on subjective complaints and objective neurocognitive performance as measured by the immediate post-concussion assessment and cognitive testing. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 32(3):349-368, 2017. doi: 10.1093/arclin/acx003.
  2. Steele M, Germain A, Campbell J. Mediation and moderation of the relationship between combat experiences and posttraumatic stress disorder in active-duty military personnel. Military Medicine, 182(5): e1632-e1639, 2017. doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-16-00169
  3. Germain A, James J, Insana S, Herringa RJ, Mammen O, Price J, Nofzinger EA. A window into the invisible wound of war: Functional neuroimaging of REM sleep in returning combat veterans with PTSD. Psychiatry Research, 211(2):176-9, 2013. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2012.05.007. PMCID: PMC3570584.
  4. Germain A, Richardson R, Stocker R, Mammen O, Hall M, Bramoweth A, Begley A, Rode N, Frank E, Hass G, Buysse DJ. Treatment for insomnia in combat-exposed OEF/OIF military veterans: preliminary randomized controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 61:78-88, 2014. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2014.07.016. PMCID: PMC4180045
  5. Germain A. Sleep disturbances as the hallmark of PTSD: Where are we now? American Journal of Psychiatry, 170(4):372-382, 2013. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12040432. PMCID: PMC4197954.

Clinical Interests

Behavioral sleep medicine; mHealth technology

Education Interests

Sleep research methods; Quantitative electroencephalography

Anne Germain, PhD Promoted to Professor with Tenure by Pitt School of Medicine

Anne Germain, PhD

Anne Germain, PhD is an internationally recognized pioneer and leader in clinical and translational sleep research in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Her research focuses on the pathophysiology, consequences, and treatments of sleep disturbances comorbid with chronic stress-related psychiatric disorders with a specific emphasis on PTSD in military populations. Dr. Germain’s work has led to improvements in the...

Dr. Anne Germain Addresses Pervasive Issue of Sleep Disturbances in Military Populations

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is commonly associated with combat service, but not everyone realizes that sleep disturbances are just as common in soldiers. It is estimated that 54% of those who have served in combat since 9/11 have insomnia, according to Anne Germain, PhD, who is an international leader in the field of sleep disturbances in trauma-related disorders, particularly PTSD. Dr. Germain is...