Stephen F Smagula, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise

  • Mood Disorders
  • Sleep & Circadian Health
  • Suicidality & Self-Harm
Stephen F Smagula, PhD
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Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Depression and suicide prevention; Rest-activity rhythms and health; Wearable/accelerometer-guided behavioral medicine

Education Interests

Evidence-based medicine; Actigraphy and rest-activity rhythms; Epidemiological methods/causal inference

Selected Publications

  1. Lau SCL, Zhang G, Rueschman M, Li X, Irwin MR, Krafty RT, McCall WV, Skidmore E, Patel SR, Redline S, Smagula SF. Sleep-wake behavioral characteristics associated with depression symptoms: findings from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Sleep. 2024 Apr 12;47(4):zsae045. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsae045. PMID: 38394355; PMCID: PMC11009024.
  2. Smagula SF, Zhang G, Gujral S, Covassin N, Li J, Taylor WD, Reynolds CF 3rd, Krafty RT. Association of 24-Hour activity pattern phenotypes with depression symptoms and cognitive performance in aging. JAMA Psychiatry. 2022 Oct 1;79(10):1023-1031. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.2573. PMID: 36044201; PMCID: PMC9434485.
  3. Smagula SF, Gasperetti CE, Buysse DJ, Irwin MR, Krafty RT, Lim SE, Reynolds CF 3rd, McCall WV, Harvey AG. Efficacy of the Transdiagnostic Intervention for Sleep and Circadian Dysfunction for Depression Symptoms and Sleep-Wake Disruption in Older and Younger Adults: Secondary Age-Stratified Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2024 Apr;32(4):478-488. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.11.003. Epub 2023 Nov 11. PMID: 38040569; PMCID: PMC10950538.
  4. Smagula SF, Freedland KE, Steinmeyer BC, Wallace MJ, Carney RM, Rich MW. Moderators of response to cognitive behavior therapy for major depression in patients with heart failure. Psychosom Med. 2019 Jul/Aug;81(6):506-512. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000712.
  5. Smagula SF, Karim HT, Ibrahim TS, Krafty RT, Stahl ST, Rodakowski J, Reynolds CF, Hall MH, Aizenstein HJ. Resting-state function connectivity associated with being a \morning-type\" dementia caregiver and having lower depression symptom severity. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2021 Jun 14;76(6):1071-1076. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbaa115. PMID: 32750139; PMCID: PMC8200349."

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
PhD, Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health
Education
MS, Neuroscience and Education, Columbia University, Graduate School of Education, Health & Psychology
Postdoctoral
Translational Research Training in Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Postdoctoral
Late-Life Mood Disorders Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Member, Gerontological Society of America

Selected Honors & Awards

  • Alumni Award for Early Career Excellence, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
  • Barry Lebowitz Early Career Scientist Award, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

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