Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, NIMH T32: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2021
- PhD: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2019
- BA: Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, 2012
Major Awards
- NIMH K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award, 2021
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2014
Research Interests
Dr. Hoyniak’s research focuses on the development of sleep problems in early childhood, exploring how early sleep problems and chronodisruption contribute to later risk for both internalizing and externalizing psychopathology. She uses a combination of psychophysiological (e.g., actigraphy, polysomnography, EEG/ERP) and observational (both in-lab and in-home) data collection in her research.
Key Publications
- Hoyniak CP, Whalen DJ, Barch D, Luby JL, (2020 Sep). Sleep problems in preschool-onset major depressive disorder: the effect of treatment with parent-child interaction therapy-emotion development. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry.
Read publication »Sleep problems in preschool-onset major depressive disorder: the effect of treatment with parent-child interaction therapy-emotion development. - Hoyniak CP, Bates JE, McQuillan ME, Albert LE, Staples AD, Molfese VJ, Rudasill KM, Deater-Deckard K, (2020 Dec). The Family Context of Toddler Sleep: Routines, Sleep Environment, and Emotional Security Induction in the Hour before Bedtime. Behav Sleep Med. 1-19.
Read publication »The Family Context of Toddler Sleep: Routines, Sleep Environment, and Emotional Security Induction in the Hour before Bedtime. - Hoyniak CP, Quiñones-Camacho LE, Camacho MC, Chin JH, Williams EM, Wakschlag LS, Perlman SB, (2021 04). Adversity is Linked with Decreased Parent-Child Behavioral and Neural Synchrony. Dev Cogn Neurosci. 48: 100937.
Read publication »Adversity is Linked with Decreased Parent-Child Behavioral and Neural Synchrony. - Hoyniak CP, McQuillan MM, Bates JE, Staples AD, Schwichtenberg AJ, Honaker SM, (2021 April). Presleep Arousal and Sleep in Early Childhood. J Genet Psychol. 182(4): 236-251.
Read publication »Presleep Arousal and Sleep in Early Childhood. - Donohue MR, Hoyniak CP, Tillman R, Barch DM, Luby J, (2021 May). Callous-Unemotional Traits as an Intervention Target and Moderator of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy-Emotion Development Treatment for Preschool Depression and Conduct Problems. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry.
Read publication »Callous-Unemotional Traits as an Intervention Target and Moderator of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy-Emotion Development Treatment for Preschool Depression and Conduct Problems.
Funded Research Projects
NIMH K23 (PI):Sleep Disturbances and Circadian Misalignment as Potential Markers of Early Childhood Depression