Adriane M Soehner, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Areas of Expertise

  • Children & Adolescents
  • Mood Disorders
  • Anxiety, OCD & Trauma Disorders
  • Sleep & Circadian Health
Adriane M Soehner, PhD
Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Developmental affective neuroscience; Sleep; Mood disorders

Clinical Interests

Sleep medicine; Mood disorders; Cognitive behavioral therapy

Education Interests

Research mentorship

Selected Publications

  1. Soehner AM, Hayes R, Franzen PL, Goldstein TR, Hasler NP, Siegle GJ, Buysse DJ, Dahl RE, Forbes EE, Ladouceur CD, McMakin DL, Ryan ND, Silk JS, Jalbrzikowski M. Naturalistic sleep patterns are linked to global structural brain aging in adolescence. J Adolesc Health. 2023 Jan;72(1):96-104.
  2. Soehner AM, Wallace ML, Edmiston K, Chase H, Lockovich J, Aslam H, Stiffler R; Graur S, Skeba A, Bebko G; Benjamin OE, Wang Y, Phillips ML. Neurobehavioral reward and sleep-circadian profiles predict present and next-year mania/hypomania symptoms. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging, 2023 May 23:S2451-9022(23)00122-2.
  3. Wallace ML, Kissel N, Hall MH, Germain A, Matthews KA, Troxel WM, Franzen PL, Buysse DJ, Reynolds C, Monk TH, Roecklein KA, Gunn HE, Hasler BP, Goldstein TR, McMakin DL, Szigethy E, Soehner AM. Age trends in actigraphy and self-report sleep across the lifespan: Findings from the Pittsburgh Lifespan Sleep Databank. Psychosom Med. 2022 May 1;84(4):410-420. PMCID: PMC9064898.
  4. Soehner AM, Bertocci MA, Levenson JC, Goldstein TR, Rooks B, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Diler R, Axelson D, Goldstein BI, Hickey MB, Monk K, Phillips ML*, Birmaher B*. Longitudinal associations between sleep patterns and psychiatric symptom severity in high-risk and community comparison youth. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2019 Jun;58(6):608-617. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.09.448. Epub 2019 Mar 6. PMID: 30851396; PMCID: PMC6733405.
  5. Lima Santos JP, Pachgade M, Soehner AM. Slow wave sleep and emotion regulation in adolescents with depressive symptoms: An experimental pilot study. J Sleep Res. 2025 Mar 11:e70038.
  6. Soehner AM, Keller LS. CBT-I in the context of Comorbid Mental Health Conditions. Vol. 1. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; In Press. Insomnia Presentations and Implementation of CBT-I/Behavioral Interventions in Common Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders: Bipolar and Related Disorders.
  7. Soehner AM, Kaplan KA, Kanady J, Harvey AG. Encyclopedia of Sleep. Vol. 2. Waltham (MA): Academic Press; 2023. Cognitive therapy for insomnia; p. 167-173.
  8. Buysse DJ, Soehner A, Abbott S, Kapur VK, Mahowald MW, Parker KP, Redline S, Schenck CH, Zee PC. Psychiatry. 4th ed. Chichester( UK): John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 2015. Chapter 66, Sleep and SleepWake Disorders; 1264-1310.
  9. Harvey AG, Soehner AM, Kaplan KA, Hein K, Lee J, Kanady J, Li D, Rabe-Hesketh S, Ketter TA, Neylan TC, Buysse DJ. Treating insomnia improves mood state, sleep, and functioning in bipolar disorder: a pilot randomized controlled trial. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2015;83(3):564-77.
  10. Harvey AG, Kaplan KA, Soehner A. Interventions for sleep disturbance in bipolar disorder. Sleep Med Clin. 2015 Mar 1;10(1):101-105.

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
PhD, Clinical Science, University of California, Berkeley
Internship
Clinical Psychology, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC
Postdoctoral
Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Postdoctoral
Clinical Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh

Professional Affiliations

  • Associate Member, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Member, Society of Biological Psychiatry
  • Member, International Pediatric Sleep Organization
  • Member, European Sleep Research Society
  • Member, Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health
  • Member, Sleep Research Society

Selected Honors & Awards

  • Rising Star Award, Association for Psychological Science
  • Invited Participant, American Academy of Sleep Medicine Young Investigator Research Forum
  • Invited Participant, National Institute of Mental Health Career Development Institute for Bipolar Disorder

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