Christina Khou


Christina Khou

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Biography

Christina is a third year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program (major area of study in Clinical Health Psychology) and an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Rush University Medical Center. She recently earned her Masters of Arts in Psychology degree from the University of Kansas. She graduated from Grinnell College in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology (with honors) and a concentration in Neuroscience. Her research interests include the etiology and maintenance of insomnia, circadian rhythm disorders, health behaviors and beliefs related to sleep, and sleep assessment. Currently, she is interested in differences in sleep patterns and health behaviors and beliefs among older adults with and without Alzheimer’s disease.

Selected Publications

Hantsoo, L., Khou, C. S., White, C. N., & Ong, J. C. (2013). Gender and cognitive-emotional factors as predictors of pre-sleep arousal and trait hyperarousal in insomnia. Journal of psychosomatic research, 74(4), 283-289. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.01.014