Media Coverage

McGlinchey, E.L., Rigos, P., Kim, J.S., Muñoz Nogales, J., Valentine, M., Kim, J., Ripple, C.H., Wolfson, A.R., & Alfano, C.A. (2023). Foster Caregivers Perceptions of Children’s Sleep Patterns and Sleep Environment. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 

Alfano, C.A., Valentine, M., Muñoz Nogales, J., Kim, J., Kim, J.S., Rigos, P., McGlinchey, E.L., Ripple, C.H., & Wolfson, A.R. (2022). How are the Sleep Problems of Children in the U.S. Foster Care System Addressed? Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.

Hash, J., Alfano, C.A., Owens, J., Littlewood, K., Day, A., Pandey, A., Ordway, M & Ward, T.M. (2022). Call To Action Paper: Prioritizing Sleep Health among Children and Youth Residing in Alternative Care Settings. Sleep Health.

Alfano, C.A. (2020). Foster Agency Workers’ Perceptions of Sleep among Children in Foster Care. Children and Youth Services Review.

 Muñoz-Nogales, J., Hope, P.O., Ripple, C.H., Alfano, C.A., McGlinchey, E.L., & Wolfson, A.R. (2025). Foster care workers’ understanding of sleep health among children in their care. Child Welfare Journal, 102, 93-115.

 Alfano, C.A., Rech, M.E., Harmouch, S., Gallagher, M.G. & Zhang, Y. (2024).  Sleep and Adjustment in Foster Environments for Toddlers and  Preschoolers (SAFE-T): Initial Efficacy of a Sleep Intervention for  Young Children in Foster Care. Child Abuse and Neglect, 157, 107083. 

 Alfano, C.A. (2024). The 4C Model of Healthy Sleep for Childhood Interpersonal Trauma. Children and Youth Services Review, 157, 107412. 

 Cifre, A.B., Budnick, C. Bick, J., McGlinchey, E., Ripple, C., Wolfson, A.R., & Alfano, C.A. (2024). Sleep Health Among Children Adopted from Foster Care: A Propensity Score Matched Study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 22, 472-487.