Dr Maria Gardani (PhD)
Deputy Director for Research - Research Ethics and Research Integrity

Contact details
Address
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Room 1.04m, Doorway 6
Elsie Inglis Quad
Old Medical School, Teviot Place
Edinburgh - City
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Background
I am a Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the School of Health in Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. The primary focus of my research is the application of psychological theory and methodology to explore the onset and maintenance of sleep and circadian difficulties across the lifespan and their association with physiological and environmental factors.
Responsibilities & affiliations
Board of Trustee for Sleep Scotland.
https://sleepscotland.org/about-us/our-board/
Member of the U21 University Mental Health Group
Postgraduate teaching
Coordinator of Viva Examination for the DClinPsy
Research 2 Course Coordinator
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Current PhD students supervised
Mr Alexandros Kapatais
School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh
Mr Declan Mclaren
https://www.gla.ac.uk/pgrs/declanmclaren/#
Ms Jelena Milicev
https://www.gla.ac.uk/pgrs/jelenamilicev/#
Research summary
My current research interests include:
-sleep and mental health in undergraduate students and postgraduate researchers: prevention, provision and ways of creating a supportive and inclusive environment.
- insomnia following stroke and traumatic brain injury, including interventions.
Affiliated research centres
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Improving university students’ mental health using multi-component and single-component sleep interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis
In:
Sleep medicine, vol. 100, pp. 354-363
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2022.09.003
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
A mixed methods expert opinion study on the optimal content and format for an occupational therapy intervention to improve sleep in schizophrenia spectrum disorders
(31 pages)
In:
PLoS ONE, vol. 17, pp. 1-31
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269453
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Adolescent perspectives of bedtime social media use: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis
In:
Sleep medicine reviews
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2022.101626
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
‘Let’s talk about well-being!’: Fostering interdependence in doctoral communities
Research output: › Chapter (peer-reviewed) (Accepted/In press) -
Evaluating mental health and wellbeing of postgraduate researchers: Prevalence and contributing factors
In:
Nature
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Accepted/In press) -
Prevalence of insomnia and insomnia symptoms following mild-Traumatic Brain Injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis
In:
Sleep medicine reviews
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101563
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
A systematic review and meta-analysis of poor sleep, insomnia symptoms and stress in undergraduate students
(17 pages)
In:
Sleep medicine reviews, vol. 61
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101565
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
The natural history of insomnia: Predisposing, precipitating, coping, and perpetuating factors over the early developmental course of insomnia
In:
Sleep, vol. 44
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsab095
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Examining the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Disturbing Dreams and Nightmare Severity Index (DDNSI) consequences sub-component
(12 pages)
In:
Behavioral sleep medicine, vol. 19, pp. 783-794
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2020.1862848
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Prevalence and psychiatric correlates of suicidal ideation in UK university students
(7 pages)
In:
Journal of affective disorders, vol. 272, pp. 191-197
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.185
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article (Published) -
Emotion dysregulation mediates the relationship between nightmares and psychotic experiences: Results from a student population
In:
npj Schizophrenia, vol. 6, pp. 1-7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-020-0103-y
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Mental health disorders and adolescent peer relationships
In:
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 253
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112973
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Dysfunctional sleep-related cognition and anxiety mediate the relationship between multidimensional perfectionism and insomnia symptoms
(8 pages)
In:
Cognitive Processing, vol. 21, pp. 141-148
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-019-00937-8
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Incidence and prevalence of post-stroke insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
In:
Sleep medicine reviews, vol. 49
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2019.101222
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article (Published) -
Psychopathy and chronotype disposition: The mediating role of depression
In:
Heliyon, vol. 5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02894
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Interactive 3D Visualisation of the Mammalian Circadian System
(27 pages)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19385-0_2
Research output: › Chapter (Published) -
The relationship between depression and insomnia symptoms amongst a sample of UK university students
(5 pages)
In:
Sleep Medicine Research, vol. 10, pp. 49-53
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17241/smr.2019.00332
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Anxiety and depression mediate the relationship between insomnia symptoms and the personality traits of conscientiousness and emotional stability
In:
Heliyon, vol. 5, pp. e01939
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01939
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The relationship between insomnia symptoms and the dark triad personality traits
(4 pages)
In:
Personality and Individual Differences, vol. 131, pp. 212-215
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.05.001
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The relationship between Type D personality and insomnia
(4 pages)
In:
Sleep Health, vol. 4, pp. 360-363
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2018.04.005
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)