Rebecca Spencer
Professor
Allard, T.*, Riggins, T.*, Ewell, A., Weinberg, E., Lokhandwala, S., & Spencer, R. M. C. (in press). Measuring neural mechanisms underlying sleep-dependent memory consolidation during naps in early childhood. JoVE.
Cremone-Caira, A., Root, H., Harvey, E. A., McDermott, J., & Spencer, R. M. C. (in press). Effects of sleep extension on inhibitory control in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A pilot study. Journal of Attention Disorders.
Hawkins, M., Marcus, B., Pekow, P., Rosal, M. C., Tucker, K. L., Spencer, R. M. C., & Chasen-Taber, L. (in press) Physical activity and sleep quality and duration among Hispanic postpartum women at risk for Type 2 Diabetes: Estudio PARTO. Sleep Health.
Helm, A. F. & Spencer, R. M. C. (in press). Television use and its effects on sleep in early childhood. Sleep Health.
Hawkins, M., Marcus, B., Pekow, P., Rosal, M. C., Tucker, K. L., Spencer, R. M. C., & Chasen-Taber, L. (in press). Physical activity and sleep quality and duration during pregnancy among Hispanic women: Estudio PARTO. Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
Jones, B., Fitzroy, A., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2019). Emotional memory moderates the relationship between sigma activity and sleep-related improvement in affect. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1-8.
Kurdziel, L. B. F. & Spencer, R. M. C. (2018). Sleep-dependent enhancement of emotional memory in early childhood. Scientific Reports, 8, 12609.
Jones, B. J., MacKay, A.*, Mantua, J., Schultz, K. S.*, & Spencer, R. M. C. (2018). The role of sleep in emotional memory processing in middle age. Neurobiology of Learning & Memory, 155, 208-215.
Cremone, A., Lugo-Candelas, C. I., Harvey, E. A., McDermott, J. M., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2018). Positive emotional attention bias in young children with symptoms of ADHD. Child Neuropsychology, 24(8), 1137-1145.
O’Connor, S.*, Sonni, A., Karmarkar, U., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2018) Naps to not change delay discounting behavior in young adults. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 921.
Cremone, A., de Jong, D. M., Kurdziel, L. B. F., Desrochers, P., Sayer, A., LeBourgeois, M., McDermott, J. M., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2018). Sleep tight, act right: negative affect, sleep and behavior problems during childhood. Child Development, 89(2), e42-e59.