Riggins, T., Ratliff, E.L., Horger, M.N., & Spencer, R.M.C. (in press). The importance of sleep for the developing brain. Current Sleep Medicine Reports.
Borin, G., Sato, S. D., Spencer, R. M. C., Choi, J. T. (in press). Sleep benefits perceptual but not movement-based learning of locomotor sequences. Scientific Reports.
Ganesh, D. B.*, Pandey, M.*, Riggins, T., Spencer, R. M. C., Tiwari, R.*, Wehland, M.*, Leikin, S.* (in press) Where did nap time go?: Why you no longer have nap time at school. Frontiers for Young Minds.
Kainec, K., Caccavaro, J.*❖, Barnes, M.*, Hoff, C.*, Berlin, A.*, Spencer, R. M. C. (2024). Evaluating accuracy in five commercial sleep-tracking devices compared to research-grade actigraphy and polysomnography. Sensors, 24(2), 635. PMCID: PMC10820351
Rodheim, K., Kainec, K., Noh, E., Jones, B., Spencer, R. M. C. (2023) Emotional memory and slow oscillation-spindle coupling associations in young and older adults. Learning & Memory, 30(9), 237-244. PMCID: PMC10547370
Nemeth, D., Gerbier, E., Talamini, L., Fogel, S., Payne, J., Hodlmoser, K., Albouy, G., Born, J., Mazza, S., Genzel, L., Schabus, M., Dressler, M., Simor, P., Ricard, T., Spencer, R. M. C. (in press). Four pitfalls in sleep and memory research and how to avoid them. Nature Reviews Psychology.
Flinn, R.*❖ & Spencer, R. M. C. (2023). Associations between sleep and circadian disruption in shift work and perpetration of interpersonal violence. Frontiers in Sleep, 2.
Kainec, K., Searles, M. E., Spencer, R. M. C., & Giuliano, K. (2023). Maintaining sleep while improving overnight mobility and comfort with a novel lower limb external mechanical compression system. Human Factors in Healthcare, 3, 1000043.
St. Laurent, C. W., Rasmussen, C. L., Cremone-Caira, A., Kurdziel, L. B. F., Desrochers, P., Spencer, R. M. C. (2023) Associations of activity, sedentary, and sleep behaviors with cognitive and social-emotional health in early childhood: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors, 2, 7(2023).
St. Laurent, C. W., Lokhandwala, S., Allard, T., Ji, A., Riggins, T., Spencer, R. M. C. (2022) Influence of naps on sedentary time and physical activity in early childhood. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 21198.
Spencer, R. M. C. & Riggins, T. (2022). Contributions of memory and brain development to the bioregulation of naps and nap transitions in early childhood. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(44) e2123415119. PMCID: PMC9636905
Hanron, O.*❖, Mason, G. M., Holmes, J. F., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2023). Early childhood naps initiate emotional memory processing in preparation for enhanced overnight consolidation. Child Development, 94(3), 721-733.
St. Laurent, C. W., Holmes, J. F., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2022). Temporal associations between actigraphy-measured daytime movement behaviors and nap sleep in early childhood. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22), 15308.
Spencer, R. M. C. & Riggins, T. (2022). Contributions of memory and brain development to the bioregulation of naps and nap transitions in early childhood. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(44) e2123415119.
Lokhandwala, S. & Spencer, R. M. C. (2022). Relations between sleep patterns early in life and brain development: A review. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 101130. PMCID: PMC9254005
Jones, B. J., Chen, M.*❖, Simoncini, L.*❖, Spencer, R. M. C. (2022). Sleep enhances reconsolidation-based strengthening of visuospatial memories. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-11. PMCID: PMC9068753
Mason, G. M. & Spencer, R. M. C. (2022). Sleep and memory in infancy and childhood. Annual Reviews in Developmental Psychology, 4, 89-108.
Perndorfer, C., Soriano, E. C., Siegel, S. D., Spencer, R. M. C., Otto, A. K., & Laurenceau, J.-P., (2022). Fear of cancer recurrence and sleep in couples coping with early-stage breast cancer. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 54(11), 1131-1143. PMCID: PMC9635995
St. Laurent, C. W., Andre, C., Holmes, J. F., Fields, N. D., Spencer, R. M. C. (2022). Temporal relationships between device-derived sedentary behavior, physical activity, and sleep in early childhood. Sleep, 45(4), zsac008. PMCID: PMC8996019
Kainec, K. A., Paracha, A. W.*, Ali, S.*, Bussa, R.*, Mantua, J., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2022). Age-related changes in sleep-dependent novel word consolidation. Acta Psychologica, 222, 103478. PMCID: PMC8771760
Mason, G. M. M., Kurdziel, L. B. F., Spencer, R. M. C. (2021). The memory benefits of two naps per day during infancy: A pilot investigation. Infant Behavior and Development, 65, 101647. PMCID: PMC8627454
Fitzroy, A., Kainec, K., Spencer, R. M. C. (2021). Aging-related changes in nap neuroscillatory activity are mediated and moderated by grey matter volume. European Journal of Neuroscience, 54(9), 7332-7354. PMCID: PMC8809479
St. Laurent, C. W., Rodheim, K., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2021). A systematic review of the relationships between physical activity and sleep in early childhood. Kinesiology Review, 1-17.
Mason, G. M. M., Kurdziel, L. B. F., Spencer, R. M. C. (in press). The memory benefits of two naps per day during infancy: A pilot investigation. Infant Behavior and Development.
Fitzroy, A., Kainec, K., Spencer, R. M. C. (in press). Aging-related changes in nap oscillatory activity and topography are mediated and moderated by grey matter volume. European Journal of Neuroscience.
St. Laurent, C. W., Rodheim, K., & Spencer, R. M. C. (in press). A systematic review of the relationships between physical activity and sleep in early childhood. Kinesiology Review.
Fitzroy, A. B., Kainec, K. A., Seo, J., Spencer, R. M. C. (2021). Encoding and consolidation of motor sequence learning in young and older adults. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 185, 107508.
Lokhandwala, S., Holmes, J., Mason, G. M., St. Laurent, C. W., Delvey, C., Hanron, O., Andre, C., Rodheim, K., Kaur, S., Spencer, R. M. C. (2021). Sleep and coping in early childhood during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 9, 716608.
St. Laurent, C. W., Burkart, S., Andre, C. & Spencer, R. M. C. (2021). Physical activity, fitness, school readiness, and cognition in early childhood: A systematic review. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 2021, 1-10.
Mason, G. M., Holmes, J., Andre, C., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2021). Bedsharing in early childhood: Frequency, partner characteristics, and relations to sleep. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 182(4), 269-288.
Mason, G. M., Lokhandwala, S., Riggins, T., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2021) Sleep and human cognitive development. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 57, 101472.
Craft, A. L., Perry-Jenkins, M., Herman, R., Spencer, R. M. C. (2021). Parents' nonstandard work and children's sleep: the mediating role of bedtime routines. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46(6), 719-728.
Holmes, J. F., St. Laurent, C., Spencer, R. M. C. (2021). Unhealthy diet is associated with poor sleep in preschool-aged children. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 182(5), 289-303.
Hawkins, M., Marcus, B., Pekow, P., Rosal, M. C., Tucker, K. L., Spencer, R. M. C., & Chasan-Taber, L. (2021). The impact of a randomized controlled trial of a lifestyle intervention on sleep among Latina postpartum women. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 55(9), 892-903.
Lokhandwala, S. & Spencer, R. M. C. (2021). Slow wave sleep in naps supports episodic memories in early childhood. Developmental Science, 24, e13035.
Andre, C. J., Lovallo, V.*, & Spencer, R. M. C. (2021). The effects of bed sharing on sleep: from partners to pets. Sleep Health, 7(3), 314-323.
Jones, B, J. & Spencer, R. M. C. (2020). Role of napping for learning across the lifespan. Current Sleep Medicine Reviews.
St. Laurent, C. W., Burkart, S., Rodheim, K., Marcotte, R., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2020) Cross-sectional associations of 24-hour sedentary time, physical activity, and sleep duration compositions with sleep quality and habits in preschoolers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Riggins, T. & Spencer, R. M. C. (2020) Habitual sleep is associated with both source memory and hippocampal subfield volume during early childhood. Scientific Reports
Bottary, R. M.*, Cunningham, T. J., Rubin, Z. S., Spencer, R. M. C., Pace-Schott, E. F. (2020). Social jetlag is independently associated with chronotype and poor memory for extinguished fear. Journal of Experimental Results.
Cremone-Caira, A., Root, H.*, Harvey, E. A., McDermott, J., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2020). Effects of sleep extension on inhibitory control in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A pilot study. Journal of Attention Disorders.
Jones, B., Kaur, S.*, Miller, M., & Spencer, R. M. C. (in press). Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Benefits Psychological Well-Being, Sleep Quality, and Athletic Performance in Female Collegiate Rowers. Frontiers in Psychology.
Spencer, R. M. C. (2020). The science of dreams. Frontiers for Kids.
Jones, B. & Spencer, R. M. C. (2019). Sleep preserves subjective and sympathetic emotional response of memories. Neurobiology of Learning & Memory, 166, 107096.
Hawkins, M., Marcus, B., Pekow, P., Rosal, M. C., Tucker, K. L., Spencer, R. M. C., & Chasen-Taber, L. (2019) Physical activity and sleep quality and duration among Hispanic postpartum women at risk for Type 2 Diabetes: Estudio PARTO. Sleep Health, 5(5), 479-486.
Helm, A., F. & Spencer, R. M. C. (2019). Television use and its effects on sleep in early childhood. Sleep Health.
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
Hawkins, M., Marcus, B., Pekow, P., Rosal, M. C., Tucker, K. L., Spencer, R. M. C., & Chasen-Taber, L. Physical activity and sleep quality and duration among Hispanic postpartum women at risk for Type 2 Diabetes: Estudio PARTO. Sleep Health.
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.
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.
Kurdziel, L. B. F. & Spencer, R. M. C. (in press). Sleep-dependent enhancement of emotional memory in early childhood. Scientific Reports.
Jones, B. J., MacKay, A., Mantua, J., Schultz, K. S., & Spencer, R. M. C. The role of sleep in emotional memory processing in middle age. Neurobiology of Learning & Memory.
Cremone, A., Lugo-Candelas, C. I., Harvey, E. A., McDermott, J. M., & Spencer, R. M. C. Positive emotional attention bias in young children with symptoms of ADHD. Child Neuropsychology.
O’Connor, S., Sonni, A., Karmarkar, U., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2018) Naps do 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.
Cremone, A., Kurdziel, L. B. F., Fraticelli, A., McDermott, J. & Spencer, R. M. C. (2017). Napping reduces emotional attention bias during early childhood. Developmental Science, 20(4), e12411.
Mantua, J., Henry, O.S.*, Garskovas, N. F. & Spencer, R. M. C. (2017). Mild traumatic brain injury chronically impairs sleep- and wake-dependent emotional processing. Sleep, 40, 1-8.
Mantua, J. & Spencer, R. M. C. (2017). Exploring the nap paradox: are mid-day sleep bouts friend or foe? Sleep Medicine, 37, 88-97.
Cremone, A., McDermott, J., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2017). Naps enhance executive attention in preschool-aged children. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 44, 575-587.
Cremone, A., Lugo-Candelas, C. I., Harvey, E. A., McDermott, J. M., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2017) REM theta activity enhances inhibitory control in typically developing children but not children with ADHD symptoms. Experimental Brain Research, 235, 1491-1500.
Alhassan, S., Sirard, J., Kurdziel, L. B. F., Merrigan, S., Greever, C., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2017). Cross-validation of two accelerometers for assessment of physical activity and sedentary time in preschool children. Pediatric Exercise Science, 29, 268-277.
Kurdziel, L. B. F., Mantua, J., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2017) Novel word learning in older adults: A role for sleep? Brain & Language, 167, 106-113.
deJong, D., Cremone, A., Kurdziel, L., Desrochers, P., LeBourgeois, M., Sayer, A., Ertel, K., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2016). Maternal depressive symptoms and household income in relation to sleep in early childhood. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 41, 961-970.
Karmarkar, U., Shiv, B., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2016). Should you sleep on it? The effects of overnight sleep on subjective preference-based choice. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 30, 70-79.
Bottary, R., Sonni, A., Wright, D., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2016). Insufficient chunk concatenation may underlie changes in sleep-dependent consolidation of motor sequence learning in older adults. Learning & Memory, 23, 455-459.
Jones, B.J., Schultz, K.S., Adams, S., Baran, B., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2016). Emotional bias of sleep-dependent memory processing shifts from negative to positive with aging. Neurobiology of Aging, 45, 178-189.
Mantua, J., Gravel, N., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2016) Reliability of sleep measures from four personal health monitoring devices compared to research-based actigraphy and polysomnography. Sensors, 16, e636.
Silvera, M., Wexler, L., Chamberlain, J., Money Straubaur, K., Spencer, R. M. C., Reich, R. G., Bertone-Johnson, E. R. (2016). Seasonality of suicide behavior in northwest Alaska: 1990-2009. Public Health, 137, 35-43.
Desrochers, P., Kurdziel, L. B. F., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2016). Delayed benefit of naps on motor learning in preschool children. Experimental Brain Research, 234(3), 763-72.
Baran, B., Mantua, J., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2016) Age-related changes in the sleep-dependent neural reorganization of declarative memories. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 28(6), 792-802.
Spencer, R. M. C., Campanella, C., de Jong, D. M., Desrochers, P., Root, H., Cremone, A., & Kurdziel, L. B. F. (2016). Sleep and behavior of preschool children under typical and nap-promoted conditions. Sleep Health, 2, 35-41.
Mantua, J., Baran, B., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2016). Sleep benefits consolidation of visuo-motor adaptation learning in older adults. Experimental Brain Research, 234, 587-595.
Mantua, J. & Spencer, R. M. C. (2015). The interactive effects of nocturnal sleep and daytime naps in relation to serum C-Reactive protein. Sleep Medicine, 16, 1213-1216.
Kurdziel, L. & Spencer, R. M. C. (2015). Consolidation of novel word learning in native English speakers. Memory,13, 1-11.
Pace-Schott, E. F., Rubin, Z., Tracy, L. E., Spencer, R. M. C., Orr, S. P., & Verga, P. W. (2015). Emotional trait and memory associates of sleep timing and quality. Psychiatry Research, 229(3), 999-1010.
Kurdziel, L. B. F., Dempsey, K., Zahara, M., Valera, E. & Spencer, R. M. C. (2015). Impaired visuomotor adaptation in adults with ADHD. Experimental Brain Research, 233, 1145-1153.
Mantua, J., Mehan, K., Henry, O.*, & Spencer, R. M. C. (2015). Altered sleep composition after traumatic brain injury does not affect declarative sleep-dependent memory consolidation. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9, 00328.
Sonni, A. & Spencer, R. M. C. (2015). Sleep protects memories from interference in older adults. Neurobiology of Aging, 36(7), 2272-2281.
Sonni, A., Kurdziel, L. B. F., Baran, B., Spencer, R. M. C. (2014). The effects of sleep dysfunction on cognition, affect, and quality of life in individuals with cerebellar ataxia. Journal of Clinical Sleep Research, 10, 535-43.
Pace-Schott, E. P. & Spencer, R. M. C. (2013). Age-related changes in consolidation of perceptual and muscle-based learning of motor skills. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 5, 83.
Baran, B., Daniels, D., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2013). Sleep-dependent consolidation of value-based learning. PLoS ONE, 8(10), e75326.
Kurdziel, L., Duclos, K., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2013). Sleep spindles in midday naps enhance learning in early childhood. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(43), 17267-72.
Pace-Schott, E. F., Spencer, R. M. C., Vijayakumar, S.*, Ahmed, N.*, Verga, P. W.*, Orr, S. P., Pitman, R. K., Milad, M. R. (2013). Extinction of conditioned fear is better learned and recalled in the morning than the evening. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 47, 1176-1184.
Owen, R.* & Spencer, R. M. C. (2013). Body ideals in women after viewing images of typical and healthy weight models. Body Image, 10(4), 489-94.
Spencer, R. M. C.(2013). Neurophysiological basis of sleep’s function on memory and cognition. ISRN Physiology, 2013, 1-14.
McKeon, S.*, Pace-Schott, E. F., Spencer, R. M. C. (2012) Interaction of sleep and emotional content on the production of false memories. PLoS ONE, 7(11), e49353.
Wilson, J.*, Baran, B., Pace-Schott, E., Ivry, R. B., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2012). Sleep modulates word-pair learning but not motor sequence learning in healthy older adults991-1000. Neurobiology of Aging, 33, 991-1000. [PMC3307877]
Baran, B., Pace-Schott, E. F., Ericson, C.*, & Spencer, R. M. C. (2012). Processing of emotional reactivity and emotional memory over sleep. Journal of Neuroscience, 32, 1035-42.
Pace-Schott, E. F., Verga, P., Bennett, T., Spencer, R. M. C. (2012). Sleep promotes consolidation and generalization of extinction Learning in simulated exposure therapy for spider fear. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 46, 1036-1044.
Donohue, K. & Spencer, R. M. C (2011). Continuous re-exposure to environmental sound cues during sleep does not improve memory for semantically unrelated word pairs. Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 10, 167-177.
Pace-Schott, E., Nave, G., Morgan, A., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2011). Sleep-dependent modulation of affectively guided decision-making. Journal of Sleep Research, 21:30-39. .
Pace-Schott, E., Shephard, E., Spencer, R. M. C., Marcello, M., Tucker, M. A., Propper, R., Stickgold, R. (2011). Neurobiology of Learning & Memory, 95, 24-36.
Baran, B., Wilson, J., & Spencer, R. M. C. (2010). REM-dependent repair of competitive memory suppression. Experimental Brain Research, 23, 471-477.
Spencer, R. M. C., Gouw, A., & Ivry, R. B. (2007). Age-related decline of sleep-dependent consolidation. Learning and Memory, 14, ,480-484.
