Jolynn Rodriguez

Graduate Student Instructor of Psychology, Brigham Young University 2019-2023
Postdoctoral Fellow in Suicide Prevention Research and Sleep Research 2024-2026
Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Monroe Community College 2025
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Brigham Young University-Hawaii 2026-Present

Identifying sleep-related risk and protective factors for suicidality with an interest in the mechanistic role of emotion regulation

Exploring cognitive and neural aspects of emotion regulation in individuals with poor mental health and varying levels of sleep disturbance

Utilizing research findings to integrate real-world research examples into coursework, advising, and mentoring activities

Sleep, emotion regulation, and suicidality.

Brigham Young University, Department of Psychology
Dissertation Grant, $1000 (2022)

Brigham Young University, Neuroscience Mentored Research Award,
Supervised Mentor, $3000 (2022)

Brigham Young University, Department of Psychology
Experiential Learning Grant, $1000 (2023)

American Academy of Sleep Medicine Trainee Investigator Award,
Honorable Mention, $500 (2024)

NIMH-Funded Postdoctoral T-32 (T32MH0200) (2024-2026)
            Co-PIs: Kim Van Orden & Peter Wyman;
            Mentor: Wilfred Pigeon, Ph.D.
            Role: Postdoctoral Fellow                                                                                            
        “Postdoctoral training in suicide prevention research”    

NIH/NIAAA (R34 AA029506); $664,125 (2024-2026)
            PI: Wilfred Pigeon
            Role: Sleep Educator
        “Addressing hazardous and harmful alcohol use through an adapted CBT sleep intervention”

DoD/CDMRP (W81XWH-22-C-0138); $5,989,293 (2024-2026)
            PI: Wilfred Pigeon
            Role: Recruitment Team Manager
            “Optimizing digital behavioral treatment for co-occurring insomnia and depression”

American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation Sleep Research Program for Advancing 
            Careers (SOAR) trainee (2025-2026)                               

Sleep Research Society Foundation Small Research Grant Program, under review, $5,000 (2025)

Peer-Reviewed Publications
1.       Jones J, Nielson SA, Trout J, Tanner J, Bowers D, Kay DB. Multiple sleep disturbances are associated with apathy in individuals with Parkinson’s Disease. Heliyon. 2024. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35293

2.       Simmons Z, Baldwin S, Jones J, Davis E, Sherriff-Clayton D, Jube E, Wright A, Cruickshank J, Cheney E, Mills AJ, Chugg C, Crawford, O, Kay DB. Connecting the dots between insomnia and suicidal ideation: The mediating roles of depression, emotion dysregulation and thwarted belonging. Research Directions: Sleep Psychology. 2024; 1:e10. doi:10.1017/slp.2024.2

3.       Jones J, Nielson SA, Trout J, Swenson M, Reiley J, Tanner J, Bowers D, Kay DB. A validation study of PROMIS Sleep Disturbance (PROMIS-SD) and Sleep Related Impairment (PROMIS-SRI) item banks in individuals with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease and matched controls. J Parkinsons Dis. 2021;11(2):877-883. doi: 10.3233/JPD-202429

4.       Cimmino DB, Jones J, Buysse DJ, Asay D, Winiarski H, Graul B, Madrid K, Jarvis S, Johnson S, Cornwell J, Junge C, Karim HT, Kay DB, Cobia D. Structural Imaging Measures of Cortical and Basal Ganglia Morphology in Insomnia. J Sleep Res. 2025 May 7:e70086. doi: 10.1111/jsr.70086.

5.       Pigeon WR, Bishop TM, Arnedt JT, Duberstein Z, Mihaila AG, Jones J, Conner KR. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia modified for adults with hazardous alcohol use: an open-label pilot study. Sleep Adv. 2026 Jan 8;7(1). doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpag002.

6.       Michels, L., Jones, J., R. O’Gorman Tuura, R. Huber, D. J. J. Wang, and D. B. Kay. Relative Cerebral Blood Flow Differences in Individuals With Insomnia Across Sleep–Wake States Compared to Good Sleeper Controls: A Sleep Neuroimaging Study Using Arterial Spin Labelling.” Journal of Sleep Research 2026 e70397. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.70397.

7.       Bishop T, Jones J, Heffner K, Yurcheshen ME, Cuddihy L, Crean HC, Eck H, Pigeon WR. Do Objective Short Sleepers with Recent Exposure to Interpersonal Violence Differentially Respond to CBT for Insomnia? Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. Under review.

8.       Jones J, Kay DB. Thalamo-temporal functional correlates of the sleep-suicidal ideation association. Under review.

Abstracts & Presentations
1.       Jones J, Kay DB, Muncy N. Uncovering the pathophysiology of insomnia using resting-state magnetic resonance imaging during sleep: A somnoimaging study. Presented at World Sleep Congress, 2019. Vancouver, Canada.

2.       Jones J, Chugg CJ, Davis E, McEntire J, Cheney E, Pugmire K, Crawford O, Simmons Z, Kay DB. Suicidal ideation frequency and sleep value in individuals with insomnia. Presented at SLEEP 2023. Indianapolis, IN.

3.       Bruening G, Blaser A, Fryar A, Jones J, Simmons Z, Kay DB. Sleep value, insomnia, and emotion dysregulation. Poster presented at SLEEP 2023. Indianapolis, IN.

4.       Wright A, Briles A, Jube E, Mills A, Gluth P, Cruickshank J, Jones J, Simmons Z, Kay DB. Sleep Value Partially Mediates the Anxiety-Insomnia Association. Poster presented at SLEEP 2023. Indianapolis, IN.

5.       Jones J, Cheney E, Fryar A, Chugg C, Crawford O, Kay DB. Predicting implicit suicidality and the daily presence and frequency of suicidal thoughts from initial sleep disturbance. Poster presented by Kay DB at World Sleep Congress 2023. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

6.       Jube E, Blaser A, Pugmire K, Bateman J, Wright A, Jones J, Kay DB. Birth control and sleep. Poster presented by Kay DB at World Sleep Congress 2023. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

7.       Mills A, Cruickshank J, Eller T, De Peralta L, Crawford O, Jones J, Kay DB. The impact of caffeine and exercise on dreams and nightmares. Poster presented by Kay DB at World Sleep 2023. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

8.       Bruening G, Davis E, Duraccio K, Jones B, Jones J, Kay DB. Sleep desire discrepancy and mood. Poster presented by Kay DB at World Sleep 2023. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

9.       Robins S, Larson A, Jones J, Yang C, Duraccio, K, Kay DB. Suicidal ideation and nightmares: Understanding their night-to day association. Poster presented at SLEEP 2024. Houston, Texas.

10.   Simmons Z, Baldwin S, Jones J, Davis E, Sherriff-Clayton D, Jube E, Wright A, Cruickshank J, Mills AJ, Crawford O, Kay DB. Mediators of the insomnia-suicidality association. Poster presented at SLEEP 2024. Houston, Texas.

11.   Mills A, Oldham M, Homer K, Rugh K, Jones J, Jube E, Kamhout S, Kay DB, Duraccio K. Adolescent executive function and risk taking: The role of circadian misalignment. Poster presented by Mills A at SLEEP 2024. Houston, Texas.

12.   Defayette AB, Pigeon WR, Jones J, Quintana C, McElliott J, Pisani AR. Sleep disturbance is related to ongoing suicidal ideation among adults with a recent suicide attempt. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 54^th Annual Convention 2024. Philadelphia, PA.

13.   Maio H, Jones J. The sleep-mental health connection: Effects of sleep debt and daytime sleepiness on anxiety severity in college students. Undergraduate Research Expo 2025. Rochester, NY.

14.   Jang R, Jones J. Sleep Duration and Depressive Symptoms Across Young Adulthood. Undergraduate Research Expo 2026. Rochester, NY.

Undergraduate Research                                                                                                                    2016-2017
Lab:                       Animal Behavioral Psychology Research Lab, Utah State University
Supervisor:            Carrie Madden, Ph.D.
Responsibilities:     Recording data, executing experimental programs, animal care

Graduate Research                                                                                                                             2018-2024
Lab:                       Sleep Research Laboratory, Brigham Young University
Supervisor:            Daniel B Kay, Ph.D.
Responsibilities:     Train undergraduates in IRB, magnetic resonance imaging, polysomnography
                              and cognitive task procedures

Lab:                       Consortium of Sleep Psychology, Brigham Young University
Supervisors:           Daniel B Kay, Ph.D. and Kara Duraccio, Ph.D.
Responsibilities:     Provide mentorship to student projects submitted to various national and
                              international conferences

Post-Doctoral Research                                                                                                                      2024-2026
Lab:                       Sleep and Neurophysiology Research Laboratory, University of Rochester
                              Medical Center
Supervisor:             Wilfred Pigeon
Responsibilities:     Manage recruitment team for Department of Defense project on digital
                              Interventions for depression and insomnia. Provide sleep education for
                              project on CBTi treatment of insomnia and alcohol use.

Lab:                       Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, University of Rochester
                              Medical Center
Supervisors:           Kim Van Orden, Ph.D. and Todd Bishop, Ph.D.
Responsibilities:     Develop training and skills in suicide prevention