Wilfred R. Pigeon, Ph.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Office: (585) 275-2900

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Accepting New Patients

Locations

Sleep Research
300 Crittenden Blvd
Box PSYCH
Rochester, NY 14642

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Psychiatry , Psychology (SMD)
Professor - Department of Public Health Sciences (SMD) - Joint

Biography

Professional Background

Dr. Pigeon is a tenured Professor of Psychiatry (primary) and Public Health Sciences at the University of Rochester Medical Center where he directs the Sleep & Neurophysiology Research Lab; he is also the Executive Director for the VISN 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center. He completed a pre-doctoral internship and a subsequent post-doctoral fellowship in Behavioral Medicine & Behavioral Sleep Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School and an Individual National Research Service Award at the University of Rochester.
Dr. Pigeon's primary clinical and research focus is on the mechanisms, consequences and treatment of sleep disturbance especially as they co-occur with common medical and mental health conditions. This work is conducted with emphases on: (1) identifying suicide risk and informing suicide prevention; (2) adapting evidence-based interventions for primary care and mental health integration; (3) combining sleep and other treatments to enhance overall care; and (4) collaborating with dissemination and implementation scientists to bring this work to bear on population health. He has adapted and tested behavioral sleep interventions in a variety of patient populations including those with chronic pain, depression, interpersonal violence, and combat-related PTSD and trains students and clinicians in these approaches. Dr. Pigeon has received funding from National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, the VA, private foundations, and industry sources.

Credentials

Education

1995
MA | Antioch/New England Graduate School
Psychology, Counseling

2002
PHD | Union Institute Graduate School of Professional Psychology
Psychology

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/15/2002 - 07/14/2004
Fellowship in Psychiatry & Neurology, Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

08/01/2000 - 07/31/2001
Internship in Psychiatry & Neurology, Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Awards

2013
Special Recognition Award - Mentoring
Sponsor: VA Ctr of Excellence, Canandaigua

2009 - 2011
Loan Repayment Program Award
Sponsor: NIH/NIMH

2009 - 2009
Investigator Award; Insomnia Section
Sponsor: American Academy of Sleep Medicine

2008
Travel Award and Invited Participant
Location: NIMH Technical Assistance Workshop

2007
Collier Mental Health Poster Day (second place)
Location: University of Rochester

2007
Meritorious Abstract Award
Location: Sleep Research Society

2005
Faculty Career Advancement Award
Sponsor: American Sleep Medicine Foundation

2005
Young Investigator Award
Sponsor: American Academy of Sleep Medicine

2004 - 2007
NIH/NINDS-National Research Service Award (NRSA)
Location: University of Rochester Medical Center

2002 - 2004
Trainee Travel Award
Sponsor: Sleep Research Society

1998
Aaron and Rosalyn Wallace Scholarship Health Sciences Award
Location: Union Institute

1986
Proctor Redfield Academic Award Scholarship
Location: Dartmouth College

1986
Citation for outstanding work in Psychology
Location: Dartmouth College

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Publications

Journal Articles

3/13/2023
Beaudreau SA, Lutz J, Wetherell JL, Nezu AM, Nezu CM, O'Hara R, Gould CE, Roelk B, Jo B, Hernandez B, Samarina V, Otero MC, Gallagher A, Hirsch J, Funderburk J, Pigeon WR. "Beyond maintaining safety: Examining the benefit of emotion-centered problem solving therapy added to safety planning for reducing late life suicide risk." Contemporary clinical trials.. 2023 Mar 13; :107147. Epub 2023 Mar 13.

2/17/2023
Britton PC, Karras E, Stecker T, Klein J, Crasta D, Brenner LA, Pigeon WR. "Veterans Crisis Line Call Outcomes: Treatment Contact and Utilization." American journal of preventive medicine.. 2023 Feb 17; Epub 2023 Feb 17.

2/14/2023
Winograd DM, Hyde JK, Bloeser K, Santos SL, Anastasides N, Petrakis BA, Pigeon WR, Litke DR, Helmer DA, McAndrew LM. "Exploring the acceptability of behavioral interventions for veterans with persistent "medically unexplained" physical symptoms." Journal of psychosomatic research.. 2023 Feb 14; 167:111193. Epub 2023 Feb 14.

Books & Chapters

2012
Chapter Title: Creating an optimal sleep environment
Book Title: The Encyclopedia of Sleep
Author List: Pigeon, WR, Grandner, M.
Edited By: Kushida CA.
Published By: Elsevier 2012 in Oxford

2012
Chapter Title: Effect of tart cherry juice beverage on insomnia
Book Title: The Handbook of Nutrition, Diet and Sleep
Author List: Pigeon, WR.
Edited By: Preedy VR
Published By: Wageningen Academic Publishers 2012 in London

2012
Chapter Title: Insomnia treatments
Book Title: The Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology
Author List: Pigeon WR, Cribbett, M.
Published By: Wiley-Blackwell 2012 in Hoboken, NJ

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