Anthony Cifre, PhD, MS
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Clinical Associate in the Child Study Center (Psychology Fellow)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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PhD
University of Houston, Clinical Psychology (2025)
University of Houston, Clinical Psychology (2025)
MA
University of Houston, Clinical Psychology (2023)
University of Houston, Clinical Psychology (2023)
MS
Southern Connecticut State University, Exercise Science (2020)
Southern Connecticut State University, Exercise Science (2020)
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Do weighted blankets improve sleep among children with a history of maltreatment? A randomized controlled crossover trial.
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Education
PhD
University of Houston, Clinical Psychology (2025)
University of Houston, Clinical Psychology (2025)
MA
University of Houston, Clinical Psychology (2023)
University of Houston, Clinical Psychology (2023)
MS
Southern Connecticut State University, Exercise Science (2020)
Southern Connecticut State University, Exercise Science (2020)
Featured Publication
Do weighted blankets improve sleep among children with a history of maltreatment? A randomized controlled crossover trial.
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Education
PhD
University of Houston, Clinical Psychology (2025)
University of Houston, Clinical Psychology (2025)
MA
University of Houston, Clinical Psychology (2023)
University of Houston, Clinical Psychology (2023)
MS
Southern Connecticut State University, Exercise Science (2020)
Southern Connecticut State University, Exercise Science (2020)
Featured Publication
Do weighted blankets improve sleep among children with a history of maltreatment? A randomized controlled crossover trial.
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Clinical Associate in the Child Study Center (Psychology Fellow)
Biography
Anthony Cifre is the postdoctoral Pediatric Psychology Fellow at the Yale Child Study Center. He earned his doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Houston. He has training in various pediatric specialty clinics including behavioral sleep medicine, gastroenterology, diabetes, neurology, and oncology. He also has extensive experience treating disruptive and oppositional behaviors in preschool-aged children and providing cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia to children, adolescents, and adults. His research centers on sleep health disparities in marginalized populations, including youth in foster care and gender/sexual minorities.
Last Updated on November 24, 2025.
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Child Study Center
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Education & Training
- Fellowship
- Yale School of Medicine (2026)
- Residency
- Yale School of Medicine (2025)
- PhD
- University of Houston, Clinical Psychology (2025)
- MA
- University of Houston, Clinical Psychology (2023)
- MS
- Southern Connecticut State University, Exercise Science (2020)
- BS
- West Virginia University, Sport and Exercise Psychology (2014)
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Medical Research Interests
Behavioral Medicine; Pediatrics; Sleep; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Public Health Interests
Child/Adolescent Health; Mental Health
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0000-0002-3755-8257
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15Publications
18Citations
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Featured Publications
Do weighted blankets improve sleep among children with a history of maltreatment? A randomized controlled crossover trial.
Cifre A, Vieira A, Baker C, Myers A, Rech M, Kim J, Zhang Y, Alfano C. Do weighted blankets improve sleep among children with a history of maltreatment? A randomized controlled crossover trial. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2024, 20: 1405-1413. PMID: 38607244, PMCID: PMC11367729, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.11152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsImprove sleepHistory of maltreatmentSleep quality ratingsSubjective sleep diarySample of childrenSleep onset latencyWeighted blanketMaltreated childrenTotal sleep timeIndices of sleepWithin-subjectSleep diaryNon-pharmacological interventionsSleep onsetOnset latencyBiological sexSleep disruptionSleep outcomesTime of participationChild ageSleep timeEstimates of total sleep timeActigraphy-basedFoster careSleepSleep Health among Children Adopted from Foster Care: The Moderating Effect of Parent–Child Sleep Interactions
Cifre A, Budnick C, Bick J, McGlinchey E, Ripple C, Wolfson A, Alfano C. Sleep Health among Children Adopted from Foster Care: The Moderating Effect of Parent–Child Sleep Interactions. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2024, 22: 472-487. PMID: 38263632, DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2024.2303467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsFoster careSleep healthChildren's sleepCaregivers of childrenImprove sleep healthHealth of childrenSpecific sleep problemsAssociated with lower levelsChildren's sleep disturbancesOverall sleep qualityMental healthScore matched sampleCareSleep interactionsElevated riskSleep problemsSleep qualityPropensity score matched sampleNight terrorsSleep disturbanceHealthSleep disruptionParental involvementNighttime awakeningsModerating effect
2025
1221 Resilience Moderates the Relationship Between Sleep Disturbances and Anxiety Symptoms in Military Veterans
Qureshi F, Baker C, Rech M, Myers A, Cifre A, Jou C, Beidel D, Alfano C. 1221 Resilience Moderates the Relationship Between Sleep Disturbances and Anxiety Symptoms in Military Veterans. Sleep 2025, 48: a526-a527. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaf090.1221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety symptomsMilitary veteransSleep disturbanceSelf-report measures of anxietyPredictor of anxiety symptomsTreatment-seeking veteransHeightened anxiety symptomsMeasures of anxietyPoor sleepSelf-report measuresHigher anxiety symptomsStudy investigates resilienceEffects of poor sleepInterventions targeting resilienceResilience levelsObjective sleep measuresInter-individual differencesAdverse effects of poor sleepPTSD sufferersObjective sleep dataModeration analysisAnxietyLevels of resilienceSleep measuresSleep variables1036 Scoring Actigraphy with and Without Sleep Diaries: A Comparison of Hierarchical Procedures Among Children with Sleep Problems
Baker C, Rech M, Qureshi F, Cifre A, Vieira A, Myers A, Kim J, Zhang Y, Alfano C. 1036 Scoring Actigraphy with and Without Sleep Diaries: A Comparison of Hierarchical Procedures Among Children with Sleep Problems. Sleep 2025, 48: a448-a448. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaf090.1036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRest interval lengthSleep problemsRates of sleep problemsSleep diary dataSleep diaryMeasures of sleep problemsStatistically significant interactionPopulation of childrenRest intervalDiary dataParent-report measuresMeasures ANOVAScoring approachScoring methodFoster careAged 7Assessment of sleepLack of consensusMeasure sleepStatistically significant difference0193 Latent Sleep Profiles and the Role of Parent-Child Sleep Interactions in Children with a History of Maltreatment
Cifre A, Cirino P, Venta A, McGlinchey E, Alfano C. 0193 Latent Sleep Profiles and the Role of Parent-Child Sleep Interactions in Children with a History of Maltreatment. Sleep 2025, 48: a86-a87. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaf090.0193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParent-Child Sleep Interactions ScaleChild Sleep Habits QuestionnairePredictors of profile membershipLatent profile analysisSleep profilesSleep interactionsSleep disturbanceProfile membershipGood sleepFoster careHistory of maltreatmentParent-child interactionsAssociated with maltreatmentLikelihood of membershipSleep Habits QuestionnairePoor academic performanceMaltreatment historyEarly adversityFoster care historiesMental health issuesConflict subscalesOdds of membershipSubstance abuseEmotional difficultiesDependence scores
2024
0798 Feasibility & Acceptability of SAFE: A Brief Trauma-Informed Behavioral Sleep Intervention for Youth in Foster Care
Rech M, Harmouch S, Myers A, Kim J, Cifre A, Vieira A, Andre T, Alfano C. 0798 Feasibility & Acceptability of SAFE: A Brief Trauma-Informed Behavioral Sleep Intervention for Youth in Foster Care. Sleep 2024, 47: a342-a342. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae067.0798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral sleep interventionsSleep interventionsActive control conditionRates of sleep problemsChildren's self-regulationParents of children aged 2Caregivers of young childrenBehavioral sleep strategiesAssessed post-treatmentAssessed pre-treatmentRandomized controlled pilot studyClient Satisfaction QuestionnairePost-treatment assessmentOrganic sleep disordersFoster carePost-intervention assessmentScheduling difficultiesImpact well-beingResults of independent-samples t-testsSleep health interventionsTreatment credibilityChildren Aged 2Trauma-informed approachSafe groupSES families0805 Melatonin Use Among Children in Foster Care: Associations with Sleep and Daytime Behavior
Baker C, Vieira A, Cifre A, Wolfson A, Ripple C, McGlinchey E, Alfano C. 0805 Melatonin Use Among Children in Foster Care: Associations with Sleep and Daytime Behavior. Sleep 2024, 47: a345-a345. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae067.0805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsFoster careEmotional/behavioral problemsAssociated with child depressionDaytime behavior problemsAdministered melatoninAssociated with poor sleep qualityAnxiety symptomsChild depressionAssociated with sleepFoster childrenFoster caregiversBehavior problemsBehavioral correlatesPoor sleep qualityMelatonin useSleep problemsChildren's sleepDaytime behaviorSurvey dataU.S. statesSleep qualityPoor nighttime sleepHispanic childrenDaytime problemsSleep
2023
Markers of distress among behavioral and physical health evacuees prior to emergency departure from Antarctica
Kim J, Cifre A, Bower J, Connaboy C, Simpson R, Alfano C. Markers of distress among behavioral and physical health evacuees prior to emergency departure from Antarctica. Acta Astronautica 2023, 202: 311-318. DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.10.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsPhysical symptomsPsychological crisisElevated anxiety symptomsSelf-report assessmentsMarkers of distressElevated physical symptomsAnxiety symptomsPsychiatric reasonsPositive emotionsMedical evacueesSelf-RegulationBaseline scoresLongitudinal studyMonthly assessmentsYears of ageSymptomsHigh-risk profileMonthly reportsMedical reasonsEmotionsDistressBaselineEmergency
2022
Gender and Rumination as Predictors of Emotional Arousal after Sleep Restriction in Pre-Pubertal Children
Cifre A, Kim J, Alfano C. Gender and Rumination as Predictors of Emotional Arousal after Sleep Restriction in Pre-Pubertal Children. Sleep Medicine 2022, 100: s197. DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.05.530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCorrection to: Children’s Emotional Expressivity After Sleep Restriction Forecasts Social Problems Years Later
Alfano C, Kim J, Cifre A, Palmer C. Correction to: Children’s Emotional Expressivity After Sleep Restriction Forecasts Social Problems Years Later. Affective Science 2022, 3: 516-516. PMID: 36048429, PMCID: PMC9382917, DOI: 10.1007/s42761-022-00107-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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- December 22, 2025
Recognizing Fall 2025 Award Recipients at Yale Child Study Center
- June 23, 2025
Cifre Receives Yale Alumni Service Corps Argentina Travel Award
- September 16, 2024
New Clinical Framework Addresses Racism, Enhances Mental Health Care
- August 08, 2024
Yale Child Study Center welcomes new clinical trainees for the 2024-2025 academic year
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