Giovanni Alvarado
Concentration:
Sleep and Developmental Psychology
Degree(s) Held:
M.S. Psychological Science, Montana State University, December 2023
B.A., Psychology, University of California – Merced, May 2020
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Research Interests:
My research interests focus on understanding the role families play in shaping adolescent sleep health, with particular attention to the influence of family dynamics and behaviors.
Publications/Presentations:
Publications
Montenegro, A., Alvarado, G., Hilton, A., & Palmer, C. A. (2024). Sleeping on the edge: Adolescents living at moderate altitude report greater sleep need. Sleep Medicine, 124, 551-553.
Alvarado, G., Hilton, A., Montenegro, A., & Palmer, C. A. (2024). Passing on the Zzz’s: Adolescent sleep attitudes are associated with sleep behaviors and parental prioritization of sleep. Sleep Health.
John-Henderson, N. A., Kampf, T. D., Alvarado, G., Counts, C. J., Larsen, J. M., & Palmer, C. A. (2022). Childhood adversity is associated with heightened inflammation after sleep loss. Sleep health, 8(3), 283-287.
Conference Presentations
Alvarado, G., Palmer, C.A. (June 2025) Sleep Quality and Social Interaction: The Moderating Role of Attachment Style. Poster presented at the 39th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Seattle, WA.
Alvarado, G., Palmer, C.A. (January 2025) Sleep Attitudes in Adolescents: Demographic Differences and Associations with Sleep Health. 3-minute talk presented at the 2025 College of Letters & Science (CLS) Celebrating Graduate Student Scholarship Event, Bozeman, MT.
Alvarado, G., Palmer, C.A. (June 2024) Sleep Attitudes in Adolescents: Demographic Differences and Associations with Sleep Health. Poster presented at the 38th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Houston, TX.
Alvarado, G., Palmer, C.A. (April 2023) Sleep Attitudes in Adolescents: Associations with Sleep Behaviors and Health. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, CA.
Alvarado, G., Palmer, C.A. (December 2022) Sleep Attitudes in Adolescents: Associations with Sleep Behaviors and Health. Poster presented at the 8th Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence, Virtual.
Alvarado, G., Palmer, C.A. (September 2022) Sleep Health in Montana Adolescents. 10-minute talk presented at the Montana Regional Sleep Seminar, Billings, MT.
Grants/Awards
2021-2026 Montana State University, Meritorious Fellowship Award
2024-2026 Sleep Research Society First Time Attendee Travel Award
2023-2024 Montana State University, College of Letters and Science Dean’s Student Travel Fund Grant
2023 Montana State University, INBRE Travel Award
2022 Montana State University, Outstanding Performance in Research Award
2019-2020 University of California – Merced, Chancellor’s Honors List
2018-2020 University of California – Merced, Dean’s List
2020 University of California – Merced, Summer Opportunity for Advanced Research Fellowship (SOAR)
2019 University of California – Merced, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
2016 Santa Monica High School, California State Seal of Biliteracy
