Daniel Taylor

Professor, Clinical

Research Interests: ​​​​​​

  • Epidemiology and treatment of insomnia comorbid with other conditions and consequences of shiftwork.
  • Examining sleep and mental health disparities, as well as developing culturally responsive insomnia and other behavioral sleep medicine interventions.
  • More recently focused on documenting and improving the sleep of military, first responder, and healthcare workers.
  • Ongoing training studies:
    • Web-Based Provider Training for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Nightmares (CBT-N)
    • Web-Based Provider Training for Brief Cognitive Behavior Therapy (BCBT) for Suicide Prevention
    • Development and Testing of COPEWeb: A Web-Based Provider Training for Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPE)
    • Virtual Insomnia Patients (VIPs) to Accelerate Dissemination of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Insomnia
    • Arizona Psychology Training Consortium: Increasing Access to Integrated Health, Substance Use Prevention & Treatment, & Trauma-Informed Care, through Telehealth, for Native American Youth & Adults
  • Ongoing treatment studies:
    • An Efficient Treatment for Posttraumatic Injury for Firefighters
    • Assessing Clinical Effectiveness and Implementation of Worksite Sleep Health Coaching in Firefighters
    • Accelerated Treatment for Co-Occurring Insomnia, Nightmares, and PTSD
    • Multi-site, longitudinal trial evaluating the efficacy, mechanisms, and moderators of service dogs for military veterans with PTSD
    • Effectiveness of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Default Mode Network to Improve Sleep
    • Psychiatric Service Dogs and Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Military-Connected PTSD: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Updated: 07/18/25

Courses Taught: 

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • PSY 625B - Psychosocial Interventions (2024)
  • PSY 694B - Psychotherapy (2024)

Updated: 07/17/25

Degrees

  • Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
  • Certified Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist
  • Diplomat of the American Board of Sleep Medicine