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Dr. Aycock's program of research focuses on translating effective behavioral sleep and health interventions for service members, veterans, and populations facing high systemic barriers to health. He is also an active collaborator on several ongoing extramurally-funded studies.
Dr. Aycock's program of research focuses on translating effective behavioral sleep and health interventions for service members, veterans, and populations facing high systemic barriers to health. He is also an active collaborator on several ongoing extramurally-funded studies.
Below, you will find publications and selected conference presentations. If you have questions about a specific paper or are interested in research collaboration, please reach out to his academic email: chase.aycock@du.edu.
Below, you will find publications and selected conference presentations. If you have questions about a specific paper or are interested in research collaboration, please reach out to his academic email: chase.aycock@du.edu.
(Note: For clinical inquiries, appointments, or consultation regarding private practice services, please use the private practice email at chase.aycock@mesquitepsych.com.)
(Note: For clinical inquiries, appointments, or consultation regarding private practice services, please use the private practice email at chase.aycock@mesquitepsych.com.)
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
2026
2026
Aycock, C. A., Glasgow, T., Brugh, C. S., Wiseman, K. P., Copeland, C. M., Ellis, J. M., & Nicolas, M. G. (2026). Psychological inflexibility, stress, and burnout among U.S. Air Force military training instructors: Insights from a health surveillance program. Military Psychology, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2026.2692186
Aycock, C.A., Stone, E., Copeland, C.M., Kang, S., You, W. (2026). Changing Patterns of Insomnia Incidence among U.S. Air Force Physicians, 2014 and 2024. Military Medicine. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usag156
2025
2025
Luyster, F. S., Wang, X. Q., Aycock, C. A., Burns, R. E., Glasgow, T., Halbert, J. P., Wiseman, K. P., Talcott, G.W., & Ellis, J. (2025). Racial and ethnic variations in sleep outcomes following a Brief Sleep Intervention in United States Air Force Technical Training students. Sleep health, 11(5), 711–716. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2025.04.007
2024
2024
Ellis, J.M., Estevez Burns, R., Mallawaarachchi, I., Wang, X.Q., Aycock, C.A., Krunnfusz, A.E., Jones, J.R., Blue Star, J.A., Patience, M.A., Cassidy, D.G., Taylor, D.J., Klesges, R.C., & Talcott, G.W. (2024). Project Sandman: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of a Group-Based Brief Sleep Intervention in Air Force Technical Training. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 22(6), 910–920. https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2024.2386606
Kanzler, K.E., Kunik, M.E., & Aycock, C.A. (2024). Increasing access to behavioral health care: Examples of task shifting in two U.S. government health care systems. Families, Systems, & Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000886
Aycock, C.A., Mallawaarachchi, I., Wang, X. Cassidy, D.G., Ellis, J.M., Klesges, R.C., Talcott, G.W. & Wiseman, K.P. (2024). Developing a text messaging intervention to prevent binge and heavy drinking in a military population: Mixed methods development study. JMIR Formative Research, 8, e55041. https://doi.org/10.2196/55041
2023
2023
Aycock, C.A., Mallawaarachchi, I.V., Klesges, R.C., Wang, X.Q., Cassidy, D.G., Wiseman, K.P., Krunnfusz, A.E., Kundu, D., Patience, M.A., Estevez-Burns, R., Talcott, G.W. (2023). Decreasing alcohol use among young adults presenting for service in the U.S. Air Force: An epidemiological surveillance study. Military Psychology, 1–10. https://doi-org.libproxy.lib.unc.edu/10.1080/08995605. 2023.2259283
Aycock, C. A., Wang, X.-Q., Williams, J. B., Fahey, M. C., Talcott, G. W., Klesges, R. C., & Little, M. A. (2023). Motives for using electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) as a cessation tool are associated with tobacco abstinence at 1-year follow-up: A prospective investigation among young adults in the United States Air Force. Preventive Medicine Reports, 35, 102399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102399
Klesges, R.C., Talcott, G.W., Little, M.A., Mallawaarachchi, I.V., Wang, X.-Q., Aycock, C.A., Patience, M.A., Halbert, J.P., Wiseman, K.P., & Ebbert, J.O. (2023). Reengagement for Long-Term Smoking-Cessation in Military Personnel, Retirees, Family Members (TRICARE): A Randomized Trial. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, ntad085. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntad085
Wiseman, K.P., Aycock, C.A., Mallawaarachchi, I., Wang, X.-Q., Cassidy, D.G., Patience, M.A., Little, M.A., Talcott, G.W., & Klesges, R.C. (2023). Predictors of Re-Engagement after Relapse in a Tobacco Quit Line Intervention: Secondary Analysis from a Randomized Clinical Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2), 1229. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021229
Cassidy, D. G., Wang, X., Mallawaarachchi, I., Wiseman, K. P., Ebbert, J.O., Blue Star, J. A., Aycock, C. A., Estevez Burns, R., Jones, J. R., Krunnfusz, A. E., Halbert, J. P., Roy, N. M., Ellis, J. M., Williams, J. B., Klesges, R. C., & Talcott, G. W. (2023). Tobacco quitline performance: Comparing the impacts of early cessation and proactive re-engagement on callers' smoking status at follow-up at 12 months. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 21(2), 24. https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/159125
2017
2017
Smith, L.J., Aycock, C.A., Hook, K., Chen, P., & Rueger, S.Y. (2017). Parental monitoring moderates the relation between radio exposure and adolescent alcohol and tobacco use: Preliminary findings from a national survey. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 27(4), 314-323. https://doi:10.1080/1067828X.2017.1305933
2016
2016
Rueger, S.Y., Malecki, C.K., Pyun, Y., Aycock, C.A., & Coyle, S. (2016). A meta-analytic review of the association between perceived social support and depression in childhood and adolescence. Psychological Bulletin, 142(10), 1017-1067. https://doi:10.1037/bul0000058
Other Publications
Other Publications
Aycock, C.A., Kalpinski, R.J., & Dunkle, A. (2024). The embedded U.S. Air Force provider. In A.M. Thrasher, L.C. James, W. O’Donohue (Eds.), Embedded behavioral health in the military: A guide for behavioral health officers and leaders (pp. 57-69). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68094-6
Aycock, C.A., & Fillo, J. (2023, July 1). Decreasing the military-civilian gap: What behavioral medicine researchers and practitioners need to know about veterans and military personnel. Outlook. Society for Behavioral Medicine. https://www.sbm.org/publications/outlook/issues/summer-2023/decreasing-the-military-civilian-gap/full-article
Selected Conference Presentations
Selected Conference Presentations
Aycock, C.A., Stone, E.A., Copeland, C.M., Kang, S. & You, W. (2026, April 24). Insomnia Risk in the U.S. Air Force Physician Workforce: Shifting Patterns from 2014 to 2024. [Poster Presentation]. Society of Behavioral Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.
Aycock, C.A. & Brugh, C.S. (2025, August 7-9). Psychological inflexibility predicts burnout and stress in Air Force military training instructors. [Poster Presentation]. American Psychological Association, Denver, CO, United States.Aycock, C.A., Ellis, J.M., Wang, X-Q., Mallawaarachchi, I., Estevez Burns, R., Kalpinski, R., Talcott, G.W. (2024, March 14). Upstream factors affecting total sleep time among U.S. Air Force air traffic controller students: Identifying biopsychosocial targets for prevention [Session Chair & Paper Presentation]. Society of Behavioral Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Aycock, C.A., Wang, X.Q., Alex, S.J., Klesges, R.C. (2023, November 14). Should quitlines personalize interventions for smokers not ready to quit? a post hoc analysis of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. [Poster Presentation]. American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Aycock, C.A., Wiseman, K.P., Wang, X.Q, Talcott, G.W., Cassidy, D.G., Ellis, J.M., Krunnfusz, A.E., Mallawaarachchi, I.V., Estevez Burns, R., Jones, J.R., Klesges, R.C. (2023, April 26-29). Development of Text Messages for the Prevention of Hazardous Drinking in a Military Population. [Paper Presentation]. Society of Behavioral Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, United States.
Aycock, C.A., Patience, M.A., Estevez-Burns, R., Albino, D.M., Jones, J.R., Krunnfusz, A.E., Blue Star, J.A., & Cassidy, D.G. (2022, April 6-9). Piloting the Rapid Sleep Pack: A One-Time Virtual Stimulus Control Class. [Poster Presentation]. Society of Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Aycock, C.A., Patience, M.A., Mallawaarachchi, I., Talcott, G.W., Estevez Burns, R., Klesges, R.C. (2021, November 16-21). Decreased unhealthy alcohol use over time among Air Force recruits [Poster Presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New Orleans, LA, United States.
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