University of North Texas 
Danica Slavish
Psychology
Behavioral Science, Clinical Psychology
Associate Professor
Office: Terrill Hall-372
Education
Pennsylvania State University - University Park, Pennsylvania (2017)
Postdoctoral Fellowship
University of North Texas, Behavioral Sleep Medicine (2017-2019)
Background & Research Interests
Dr. Slavish is a health psychologist with expertise in behavioral sleep medicine,
longitudinal methods, and psychoneuroimmunology. Her work uses a biopsychosocial framework,
exploring how sleep disturbances and stressful life experiences impact health across
time. Dr. Slavish's research draws on naturalistic designs and passive monitoring
techniques, and she is particularly interested in statistical approaches to analyzing
intensive longitudinal data. Her current work is examining how irregular sleep patterns
and sleep reactivity (the tendency to experience sleep disruption in the face of stress)
impact mental health, cardiometabolic health, and healthcare utilization. The goal
of this research is to inform the development of more effective behavioral sleep medicine
and lifestyle medicine interventions.
Current Grant Funding
CDC/NIOSH R21OH012614: “Predicting Attrition from a Lifestyle Medicine Intervention”
(PI of UNT subcontract: $171,780)
Mental Research Institute: “Daily Impacts of Post trauma Distress and Sleep on Family
Functioning among Asian Indians in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence” (Co-PI
with Dr. Ateka Contractor; $25,000)