Megan Petrov is an Associate Professor in the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University. Her research interests include the role of sleep and circadian rhythms on the development of chronic diseases across the lifespan, identifying and reducing sleep health disparities, and developing, adapting, and testing scalable behavioral sleep medicine interventions that not only improve sleep but prevent sleep-associated chronic diseases.
Education
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, University of Alabama 2011
M.A. Clinical Psychology, University of Alabama 2008
For a current list of publications and research activity visit experts.asu.edu.
Petrov ME, Vander Wyst KB, Whisner CM, Jeong M, *Denniston M, Moramarco MW, Gallagher MR, Reifsnider E. Relationship of sleep duration and regularity with dietary intake among preschool-aged children with obesity from low-income families. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. [in press]. PMC in progress.
Petrov ME, Davis MC, Belyea M, Zautra AJ. Linking childhood abuse and hypertension: sleep disturbance and inflammation as mediators. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2016;39(4):716-726. PMC in progress. doi: 10.1007/s10865-016-9742-x
Petrov ME, Buman MP, Unruh ML, Baldwin CM, Jeong M, Reynagas-Ornelas L, Youngstedt SD. Association of sleep duration with kidney function and albuminuria: NHANES 2009-2012. Sleep Health 2016;2(1):75-81. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2015.12.003
Petrov ME, Goodin BR, Cruz-Almeida Y, King CD, Glover TL, Bulls HW, Herbert MA, Sibille KT, Bartley EJ, Fessler BJ, Sotolongo AS, Staud R, Redden D, Fillingim RB, Bradley LA. Disrupted sleep is associated with altered pain processing by sex and ethnicity in knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Pain 2015;16(5):478-490. PMCID: PMC 4424160. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2015.02.004
Petrov ME, Lichstein KL. Differences in sleep between black and white adults: an update and future directions. Sleep Medicine 2016;18:74-81. PMID: 25754383. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2015.01.011
Petrov ME, Clark CB, Molzof HE, Johnson Jr RL, Cropsey K, Gamble KL. Sleep strategies of night shift nurses on days off: which ones are most adaptive? Frontiers of Neurology 2014;5:277. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2014.00277
Petrov ME, Kim Y, Lauderdale D, Lewis CE, Reis JP, Carthenon M, Knutson KK, Glasser SP. Objective sleep, a novel risk factor for alterations in kidney function: the CARDIA study. Sleep Medicine 2014;15(9):1140-1146. PMCID: PMC4145022. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2014.05021
Petrov ME, Kennedy R, Sawyer P, Bradley LA, Allman R. Benzodiazepine (BZD) use in community-dwelling older adults: longitudinal associations with mobility, functioning, and pain. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2014;59(2):331-337. PMCID: PMC4130769. doi:10.1016/j.archger.2014.04.017
Petrov ME, Howard VJ, Kleindorfer D, Grandner MA, Molano JR, Howard G. Over-the-counter and prescription sleep medication and incident stroke: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 2014;23(8):2110-2116. PMCID: PMC4157947. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.03.025
Petrov ME, Kennedy R, Sawyer P, Bradley LA, Allman R. Benzodiazepine (BZD) use in community-dwelling older adults: longitudinal associations with mobility, functioning, and pain. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2014;59(2):331-337. PMCID: PMC4130769. doi:10.1016/j.archger.2014.04.017
Petrov ME, Howard VJ, Kleindorfer D, Grandner MA, Molano JR, Howard G. Over-the-counter and prescription sleep medication and incident stroke: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 2014;23(8):2110-2116. PMCID: PMC4157947. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.03.025
Cruz-Almeida Y, Sibille KT, Goodin BR, Petrov ME, Bartley EM, King CD, Glover TL, Sotolongo A, Schmidt J, Herbert MS, Fessler BJ, Redden DT, Staud R, Riley JL, Bradley LA, Fillingim RB (in press). Racial and ethnic differences in older adults with knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis and Rheumatology 2014;66(7):1800-1810. PMCID: PMC4077911. doi: 10.1002/art.38620
Petrov ME, Lichstein KL, Baldwin CM. Prevalence of sleep disorders by sex and ethnicity among older adolescents and emerging adults: relations to daytime functioning, working memory, and mental health. Journal of Adolescence 2014;37(5):587-97. PMID: 24931561 doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.01.007
Ruiter Petrov ME, Lichstein KL, Huisingh CE, Bradley LA. Predictors of adherence to a brief behavioral insomnia intervention: daily process analysis. Behavior Therapy 2014;45(3):430-442. PMID: 24680236 doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2014.01.005
Ruiter Petrov ME, Letter AJ, Howard VJ, Kleindorfer D. Self-reported sleep duration in relation to incident stroke symptoms: nuances by body mass and race from the REGARDS study. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 2014;23(2):e123-e132. PMCID PMC3946730 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.09.009
Petrov ME, Kim Y, Lauderdale D, Lewis CE, Reis J, Carnethon M, Knutson K, Glasser SP. Longitudinal associations between objective sleep and lipids: the CARDIA Study. SLEEP 2013;36(11):1587-1595. PMCID: PMC3792374 doi: 10.5665/sleep.3104
Grandner MA, Petrov MER, Rattanaumpawan P, Jackson N, Platt A, Patel N. Sleep symptoms, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic position. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2013;9(9):897-905. PMCID: PMC3746717 doi: 10.5664/jcsm.2990
Ruiter ME, Lichstein KL, Nau SD, Geyer J. Personality disorder features and insomnia status amongst hypnotic-dependent adults. Sleep Medicine 2012;13:1122-1129. PMCID: PMC3474889 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2012.05.004
Ruiter ME, DeCoster J, Lichstein KL, Jacobs L. Normal sleep in African-Americans and Caucasian-Americans: A meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine 2011;12:209-214. PMID: 21317037 doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2010.12.010
Ruiter ME, DeCoster J, Lichstein KL, Jacobs L. Sleep disorders in African-American and Caucasian-Americans: A meta-analysis. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2010;8:246-259. PMID: 20924837 doi: 10.1080/15402002.2010.509251
Geyer JD, Ruiter ME, Lichstein KL. Management of insomnia in patients with chronic pulmonary disease. Sleep Medicine Clinics 2008;3:581-588. doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2008.08.011
Research Activity
Grants and Projects
2016-2018 National Insitutes of Health/National Institute for Nursing Research, R21 NR016046. SleepWell24: An Innovative Smartphone Application to Improve PAP Adherence. The aim of the study is to develop and test SleepWell24, a smartphone application, designed to provide real-time feedback to patients with obstructive sleep apnea on their adherence to positive airway pressure interventions.
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
2016-2018 American Sleep Medicine Foundation – Focused Projects Award. Sleep-Related Determinants of Stroke: A Case-Sibling Study. The aim of the study is to compare sleep-inhibiting behaviors, sleep duration and disruption in adult inpatients with minor stroke/transient ischemic attack vs. adults without minor stroke/transient ischemic attack
Role: PI
2015-2019 Department of Veterans Affairs‒Merit Award. Youngstedt (PI). Influence of Exercise, Weight Loss, and Exercise + Weight Loss on Sleep Apnea. The aims of this study are to examine the effects of exercise, weight loss, and exercise combined with weight loss on obstructive sleep apnea and associated morbidity in veterans.
Role: Co-Investigator
2013-2014 Arthritis Foundation Postdoctoral Grant. Ethnic differences in osteoarthritis pain and sleep.
2014 - Arizona State University Southwestern Interdisciplinary Research Center Early Faculty Fellow
2014 - Sleep Research Society Honorable Mention Merit-based Abstract Award
2014 - Invitee of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Young Investigator Research Forum
2013 - Sleep Research Society Honorable Mention Merit-based Abstract Award
2012 - Sleep Research Society Honorable Mention Merit-based Abstract Award
2012 - Abstract highlighted at SLEEP 2012 meeting by American Academy of Sleep Medicine Public Relations Office
2012 - The University of Alabama at Birmingham Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center (MHRC): MHRC Charles Barkley Health Disparities Investigator Poster Presentation Awardee at the 2012 Health Disparities Research Symposium
2011 - Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Student Member Research Award
Editorships
Editorial Board
2016 – Present Sleep Health
Official Reviewer
2014 – Present Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
Professional Associations
2005−Present Sleep Research Society 2007−Present American Psychology Association, Division 38 2009−Present American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2013−Present American Heart Association 2014−Present American Pain Society