Mark S Aloia
PhD
- Department of Medicine
- Associate Professor
- Phone
- 303-270-2386
- Gender
- Male
Specialties
Research
Insomnia, Sleep Apnea
Affiliation with University of Colorado Denver
Affiliate Faculty
Teaching & Professional Positions
Grant Writing Seminar at National Jewish Health
Professional Memberships/Societies
APA
AASM
SRS
Board Certified
Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Research 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 & Training
Education
- University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)
- PhD, Clinical Psychology, 1996
- University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)
- MA, Clinical Psychology, 1993
- Marian College (Indianapolis, IN)
- BA, Psychology, 1990
Residencies
- Brown University (Providence, RI)
- Internship, Clinical Neuropsychology and Health Psychology, 1996
Fellowships
- Brown University (Providence, RI)
- Postdoctoral Fellow in Geriatric Neuropsychology, 1997
- NIMH, Clinical Brain Disorders Branch
- Predoctoral IRTA Fellow, 1995
Awards & Recognition
NIH Grant Reviewer
Editorial Boards of the journals Sleep and Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Recent or Important 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.
