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Mark S. Aloia

Mark S. Aloia, PhD, is a research psychologist at National Jewish Health. His research is focused on sleep apnea and insomnia.



Special Interests


My research revolves around the consequences of Sleep Apnea and methods to improve response to treatment. I have several grants examining the utility of behavioral approaches to therapy that might improve adherence as well as the cognitive cerebrovascular consequences of Sleep Apnea. I also have students studying insomnia in medical conditions.

Education


Education

1990
Marian College (Indianapolis, IN), BA, Psychology
1993
University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS), MA, Clinical Psychology
1996
University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS), PhD, Clinical Psychology

Residency

1996
Brown University (Providence, RI), Internship, Clinical Neuropsychology and Health Psychology

Fellowship

1997
Brown University (Providence, RI), Postdoctoral Fellow in Geriatric Neuropsychology
1995
NIMH, Clinical Brain Disorders Branch, Predoctoral IRTA Fellow

Awards & Recognition


NIH Grant Reviewer Editorial Boards of the journals Sleep and Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Board Certification


Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Professional Memberships


APA
AASM
SRS

Publications


Aloia MS, Goodwin M, Arnedt JT, Zimmerman M, Skrekas J, Harris S, Velicer W. Time series analysis of treatment adherence patterns in individuals with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Manuscript in press in Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Felver-Gant JC, Bruce AS, Zimmerman ME, Sweet LH, Millman RP, Aloia MS. Working memory in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Construct validity and treatment effects. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2007;3(6), 589-94.

Zimmerman ME, Arnedt JT, Stanchina M, Millman RP, Aloia MS. Normalization of memory performance with PAP in memory-impaired patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Chest, 2006;130(6), 1771-8.

Aloia MS, Arnedt JT, Stepnowsky C, Hecht J, Borrelli B. Predicting treatment adherence in Obstructive Sleep Apnea using principles of behavior change. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2005;1(4):346-353.

Aloia MS, Smith K, Arnedt JT, Millman R, Stanchina M, Carlisle C, Hecht J, Borrelli B. Brief behavioral therapies reduce early PAP discontinuation rates in SAS: Preliminary findings. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 2007;5(2), 89-104.

Academic Affiliations


Affiliate Faculty, University of Colorado Denver

Teaching & Professional Positions


Grant Writing Seminar at National Jewish Health

Conflicts of Interest


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