Biography
Daniel B. Kay, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience at Brigham Young University who specializes in sleep medicine research. He obtained his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of Florida in 2013 and completed his postdoctoral training in Translational Sleep Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. He is currently licensure in the state of Utah and is in pursuit certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine. His current research focuses on uncovering the pathophysiology of insomnia using sleep neuroimaging methods. His goal is to understand the mechanisms linking insomnia to psychiatric disorders.
Research Interests
Somnoimaging, Insomnia, Sleep Valuation, Local Sleep Deprivation, Sleep and Mental IllnessTeaching Interests
Sleep PsychologyHistory of Psychology
Neurobiology of Psychology
Research Methods in Psychology
Honors and Awards
- Sleep Research Society Outstanding Early Investigator Award, Sleep Research Society (2018 - 2018)
Memberships
- World Sleep Society (2019 - Present)
- Sleep Research Society (2007 - Present)
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine (2005 - Present)
Professional Citizenship
- Editor, Associate Editor, Cambridge University Press (2023 - Present)
- Other, Sleep and Psychological Services (2020 - Present)
- Committee/Council Chair, Sleep Research Society (2022 - 2024)