Laura Straus, PhD
Working Title
Assistant Professor
Dr. Straus is a psychologist and clinical science researcher based at the San Francisco VA medical center. Her research interests include: 1) sleep disturbance and emotional processes, including sleep disruption as a mechanism in trauma and stressor-related disorders; and 2) sleep disruption and its effects on daytime cognition and functioning.
- Fellowship, 12/2019 - Clinical Research, San Francisco VA Medical Center, Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Centers
- Ph.D., 06/2017 - Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
- Internship, 06/2017 - Clinical Psychology, San Francisco VA Medical Center
- M.S., 05/2014 - Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
- B.A., 05/2008 - Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
Persian Gulf Syndrome
Sleep
Memory, Short-Term
Veterans
Polysomnography
Wearable Electronic Devices
Fear
Galvanic Skin Response
Actigraphy
Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
Wrist
Extinction, Psychological
Sleep Deprivation
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Learning
Sleep
Mental Health
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Insomnia
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2025 - Examining the Effect of Sleep Disruption on Emotion Regulation and Trauma-Related Symptoms in Veterans , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: IK2CX002032
July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016 - REM Sleep, Safety Signal Learning, and Extinction Processes in PTSD , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: F31MH106209
Contact information
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San Francisco, CA 94158
United States