Faculty

Peter L Franzen, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email

Education & Training

PhD
Clinical Psychology, University of Arizona
Clinical Psychology, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC
Affective Neuroscience and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Current Appointments

Director, Sleep and Behavioral Neuroscience Program

Research Interests

Sleep, sleep disorders, and sleep deprivation; Affective neuroscience, depression, and suicide; Adolescence
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Hamilton JL, Jorgensen SL, Crichlow Z, Biernesser C, Zelazny J, Franzen PL, Goldstein TR, Brent DA (2024). Social media use and sleep outcomes among adolescents at high risk for suicide. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy. 17(1):53-71.
  2. Hamilton JL, Tsypes A, Zelazny J, Sewall CJR, Rode N, Merranko J, Brent D, Goldstein TR, Franzen PL (2023). Sleep influences daily suicidal ideation through affective reactivity to interpersonal events among high-risk adolescents and young adults. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 64(1):27-38.doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13651. PMID: 35778912 PMCID: PMC9876533
  3. Rohan KJ, Franzen PL, Roeckelin KA, Siegle GJ, Kolko DJ, Postolache TT, Vacek, P. M. (2022). Elucidating treatment targets and mediators within a confirmatory efficacy trial: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy vs. light therapy for winter depression. Trials, 23, 383. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06330-9 PMID: 35550645. PMCID: PMC9096056.
  4. Williamson AA, Soehner AM, Boyd RC, Buysse DJ, Harvey AG, Jonassaint CR, Franzen PL, Goldstein TR (2022). A Protocol for Applying Health Equity-Informed Implementation Science Models and Frameworks to Adapt a Sleep Intervention for Adolescents At Risk for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors. Frontiers in Public Health. 10:971754. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.971754. PMID: 36311565 PMCID: PMC9597692
  5. 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. 64(10):e622-e628. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002647. PMID: 35901201 PMCID: PMC9529911

Clinical Interests

Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Pitt Psychiatry Recognized by the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health & the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Awards

The University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry has received recent honors from the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) The ACAMH, based in London, UK, is a multidisciplinary organization that promotes the advancement of child and adolescent mental health. Boris Birmaher, MD...

Journal of Affective Disorders: Sleep Quality Predicts Future Mood Symptoms in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder

Drs. Michelle Stepan and Tina Goldstein

Poor sleep is prevalent in adolescents with bipolar disorder, precedes illness onset, and is associated with worse mood symptoms. Furthermore, adolescents with bipolar disorder are at a heightened risk for suicidal behavior. Because many risk factors for suicidal behavior (e.g., prior history of trauma, family history of bipolar disorder) are not modifiable, it is critical to identify novel risk factors for bipolar...

JAMA Psychiatry: Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder 

Dr. Tina Goldstein

Up to 50% of youth with bipolar spectrum disorder attempt suicide, and of all psychiatric diagnoses, bipolar spectrum disorder imparts the greatest risk of death by suicide in adolescents. Although multiple psychosocial interventions are effective for mood stabilization and for decreasing the risk of mood episode recurrence, no treatment specifically targets suicidal behavior in youth with bipolar spectrum disorder...

The Department of Psychiatry’s Biggest-Ever Research Day

2023 Pitt Psychiatry Research Day Session

The 21st annual Department of Psychiatry Research Day, held on June 8, 2023 was the biggest Research Day ever, attended by more than 500 faculty members, trainees, and staff, and featuring 160 posters at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh.   Lunchtime roundtables followed the morning poster session. More than 250 participants joined one of 30 roundtable discussion groups...

Sleep Influences Daily Suicidal Ideation through Affective Reactivity to Interpersonal Events among High-risk Adolescents and Young Adults

Franzen & Colleagues Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry 2022

Suicide is a major public health problem and the second leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults. Identifying risk factors for suicidal ideation that are modifiable and relevant, such as sleep disturbances and interpersonal stress, is critical for suicide prevention. A group of investigators including Jessica Hamilton, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University; former postdoctoral...