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This article by Kendra Pizzonia, Brandon Koscinski, Julie Suhr, Catherine Accorso, Darcey Allan, and Nicholas Allan focuses on insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic and its relation to depression and distress experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of depression and COVID-19-related risk factors - PubMed The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in dramatic changes to sleep patterns and higher prevalence of insomnia, which threaten overall mental and physical health. We examined whether safety behaviors in response to COVID-19, worry in response to COVID-19, and depression predicted insomnia, with age, rac...

Dr. Allan is one of the three faculty members awarded for The John C. Baker fund for his pilot testing a virtual group intervention for COVID-19 distress! Here is the link for more information:

2 A&S Faculty Get Baker Fund Awards for Research - Ohio University | College of Arts & Sciences From Ohio University News The John C. Baker Fund awarded $34,426 to three faculty proposals for research, scholarship and creative work during fall semester 2020, with two of the faculty from the College of Arts & Sciences. Endowed in 1961 by a gift of more than $612,000 from 1926 College […]