Michelle E Stepan, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Contact Details
3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
PA
15213
Email stepanme@upmc.edu
Education & Training
PhD
, Michigan State University
Translational Research Training in Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Professional Affiliations
Member, Sleep Research Society
Research Interests
Sleep, sleep duration, and sleep architecture; Cognition; Emotion regulation
Selected Research Publications & Products- Stepan ME, Wilckens KA, Hostler D, Wallace ML & Franzen PL. (2022). Physical exertion partially mitigates task-switching deficits from sleep loss: Implications for firefighters. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 10-1097.
- Stepan ME, Altmann EM & Fenn KM. (2021). Slow-wave sleep during a brief nap is related to reduced cognitive deficits during sleep deprivation. Sleep, 44(11), zsab152.
- Stepan ME, Altmann EM & Fenn KM. (2021). Caffeine selectively mitigates cognitive deficits caused by sleep deprivation. Journal of experimental psychology: learning, memory, and cognition, 47(9), 1371.
- Stepan ME, Altmann EM & Fenn KM. (2020). Effects of total sleep deprivation on procedural placekeeping: More than just lapses of attention. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 149(4), 800.
Clinical Interests
Anxiety and mood symptoms
