Skip to main content
Lee Ritterband, PhD

Lee Ritterband, PhD

Professor, Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences

Primary Location
Center for Behavioral Health and Technology
PO Box 801075
Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
Primary Phone Number
434.924.5988
Email
[email protected]

Bio & Overview

Lee Ritterband, Ph.D., is the Jean and Ronald Butcher Eminent Scholars Professor at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and Director of the Center for Behavioral Health and Technology. With degrees in clinical psychology and computer technology, Dr. Ritterband specializes in the development and testing of behaviorally based digital health interventions. He has served as Principal or Co-Investigator on large research projects funded by multiple institutes of the National Institutes of Health (including NCI; NIMH; NIA; NCATS; NINR; NHLBI; NIMHD; NICHD; NIDDK; NIDA, NIAAA); the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute; National Science Foundation; the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council; Canadian Institutes of Health Research; Danish Cancer Council, Norwegian Institute of Public Health; the American Diabetes Association; and various US State and commercial entities. In 2004, he co-founded the International Society for Research on Internet interventions which is the leading international organization focused on digital health research. Dr. Ritterband is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society of Behavioral Medicine, and a past editor of the journals Health Psychology and the Journal of Medical Internet Research. He is also a co-founder of BeHealth Solutions, LLC, a company dedicated to increasing public access to evidence-based Internet-delivered health interventions. Dr. Ritterband was selected as the 2019 University of Virginia Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year, an endowed award recognizing University faculty members whose work is making a major impact on society.

Academic Information

Department
Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
Academic Title
Professor

Primary Education

  • BS, Psychology, University of Florida, 1993
  • PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of South Florida, 1998

Research Interests

Development and Testing of Behaviorally based Digital Health Treatment Programs

Research Disciplines

  • Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
  • Psychology

Selected Publications

  1. Chow, P. I., You, W., Shaffer, K. M., Cohn, W. F., Showalter, S. L., Orange, C., Ritterband, L. M., & Mohr, D. C. (in press). Digital mental health treatment and symptoms of depression and anxiety in breast cancer survivors: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Network Open.
  2. Dwibedi, E., You, W., Ritterband, L., Brock, D., Reid, A., Frederick, C., & Zoellner, J. (in press). A stepped care approach to promoting engagement in a digital health intervention: Secondary analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 28:e80921. https://doi.org/10.2196/80921.
  3. Zoellner, J., You, W., Porter, K. J., Ritterband, L. M., Hayes, T., Thomas, T., Brock, D. J., Reid, A. L., & Markwalter, T.. (in press). Study protocol for weSIPsmarter: A cluster randomized-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of a digital health intervention aimed at reducing sugary drinks among rural Head Start preschoolers and their parents. Contempory Clinical Trials.
  4. Vethe, D., Khan, Z. A., Vestergaard, C. L, Halsteinli, V., Saksvik, S. B., Vedaa, Ø., Sivertsen, B., Morken, G., Langsrud, K., Ritterband, L. M., Smith, O. R. F., Scott, J., & Kallestad, H. (in press). Long-term clinical and cost-effectiveness of a fully automated digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia: A two-year follow-up of a large-scale randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Regional Health – Europe.
  5. Shaffer, K. M., Glazer, J. V., Kittel, C. A., Dressler, E. V., Wood, E., Lawson, H., Reese, J. B., Danhauer, S. C., Showalter, S. L., Cohn, W., Clayton, A. H., Weaver, K. E., Lesser, G. J., & Ritterband, L. M. (in press). Examining Recruitment Differences by Race, Ethnicity, and Age to a Decentralized Trial of an Internet-Delivered Intervention for Sexual Health after Breast Cancer: The WF-2202 SHINE Trial. Supportive Care in Cancer.
  6. Bennett, S. E., Lewis, G. M., Chambers, S., Johnston, M. H., Denison-Day, J., Duffy, A., Treneman-Evans, G., Kuberka, P., Christoforou, N., Ritterband, L. M., Meadows, R., Alamoudi, D., Nabney, I. & Yardley, L. (in press). Inclusivity in insomnia: Adolescents’ perspectives on the Sleep Solved app: A qualitative interview study. JMIR Formative Research. https://doi.org/10.2196/82410.
  7. Shaffer, K. M., Daniel, K. E., Chow, P. I., Ingersoll, K., & Ritterband, L. M. (2026). Influence of stepped support on older adults’ internet insomnia intervention engagement and outcomes. Internet Interventions, ePub before print: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2026.100932.
  8. Porter, K. J., Brock, D. P., Reid, A. L., Markwalter, T., Jones, C., Ritterband, L. M., & Zoellner, J. M. (2026). Participants' experiences with and perceptions of a digital health intervention to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage intake: A mixed methods summative evaluation of iSIPsmarter. Internet Interventions, 43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2026.100921.
  9. Verlinden, J. J., Moloney, M. E., Vsevolozhskaya, O. A., Ritterband, L. M., Ingersoll, K. S., Barthel, A., & Weafer, J. (2026). Effects of digital cognitive–behavioral therapy for insomnia in heavy drinkers with insomnia: A replication and extension study. Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology.
  10. Day, K. R., You, W., Porter, K., Krukowski, R. A., Reid, A., Brock, D. J., Tate, D. F., Ritterband, L., & Zoellner, J. (in press). Weight- and sugar sweetened beverage-related information avoidance: Implications for self-monitoring in a behavioral intervention. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
  11. Yang, M., Sutton, S. K., Cottrell-Daniels, C., Ritterband, L. M., Blackwell, R., Maconi, M. L., Poudel, R., Pabbathi, S., Simmons, V. N., & Vinci, C. (in press). Mindfulness-based ecological momentary intervention for smoking cessation addressing cancer-related relapse risk factors: Intervention development and usability findings. Mindfulness.
  12. Perepezko, K., Gallagher, V.; Glazer, J. V., Donovan, H., Mattos, M. K., Klinger, J., Buysse, D. J., Ritterband, L. M., & Shaffer, K. M. (in press). “Better sleep means I'm better able to provide care”: Caregivers’ perceived impacts of an internet-delivered insomnia intervention. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
  13. Kirkpatrick, B., Porter, K., Reid, A., Brock, D., Markwalter, T., You, W., Chow, P., Ritterband, L., & Zoellner, J. (in press). Impacts of a Short Message Service (SMS) intervention aimed at caregiver’s sugar-sweetened beverage behaviors: Changes in theory of planned behavior constructs, parenting practices, and the home environment. Journal of Nutritional Sciences.
  14. Horta, M., Poudel, R., Brandon, K. O., Dougan, S. O., Yates, H., Rivera, M. S., Martinez, U., Sutton, S. K., Vidrine, D. J., Ritterband, L. M., Wiseman, K. P., Vickerman, K. A., Turner, K., Byrne, M. M., Yang, M., Anyanwu, O. A., Brandon, T. H., & Vinci, C. (in press). Glitches to growth: Lessons learned from developing and testing an augmented reality smartphone app for substance use treatment. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology.
  15. Saksvik, S. B., Rønhovde, L. M., Ytrehus-Lynum, K., Langsrud, K., Olsen, A., das Nair, R., Lydersen, S., Holthe, J. G., Halvorsen, J., Morken, G., Ritterband, L. M., Bø, L., & Kallestad, H. (in press). Digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia compared with digital patient education about insomnia in people with Multiple Sclerosis in Norway: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. SLEEP Advances.
  16. Kinchen, J. W., Little, M. A., Ritterband, L. M., & Wiseman, K. P. (in press). Pilot study examining the effect of rurality on engagement and abstinence for adult users of a text-message cessation intervention. BMC Public Health.
  17. Ritterband, L. M., Shaffer, K. M., Thorndike, F. P., Chow, P. I., Gonder-Frederick, L., Ingersoll, K. S., Cohn, W. F., Frederick, C., MacDonnell, K., Glazer, J. V., Mattos, M. K., Hilgart, M. M., Quigg, M. S., Bashir, M., & Morin, C. M. (in press). A randomized controlled trial of a digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia for older adults. npj Digital Medicine.
  18. Zoellner, J. M., Wen, Y., Porter, K., Reid, A. L., Brock, D. P., Markwalter, T., Frederick, C., Tate, D. F., & Ritterband, L. (in press). A digital behavioral intervention to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption: A randomized, controlled trial. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
  19. Shaffer, K. M., Daniel, K. E., Wiseman, K. P., Ritterband, L. M., Mohr, D. C., Cohn, W., ... & Chow, P. I. (2025). Prospective associations between sleep quality and sexual satisfaction in distressed breast cancer survivors: Secondary analysis from the Apps Reaching Cancer Survivors randomized trial. Cancer, 131(19), e70093.
  20. Hommel, K.A., Robbertz, A., Kabbouche, M., LeCates, S., Ritterband, L. M., Peugh, J., Hershey, A. D., & Powers, S. W. (8/2025). Protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating a digital behavioral self-management intervention for adolescent migraine. Applied Nursing Research, 151979.
  21. Cheung, J. M. Y., Ritterband, L. M., Chen, S., Ivers, H., & Morin, C. M. (6/2025). Stepped-care management of insomnia: Treatment choices guided by a patient decision aid in a pragmatic nonrandomized clinical trial setting. Journal of Sleep Research, e70127.
  22. Brock, D. P., Ritterband, L. M., You, W., Reid, A. L., Porter, K., Markwalter, T., & Zoellner, J. (6/2025). An exploratory study to understand how rurality status and demographic characteristics are associated with enrollment, engagement, and retention in a digital health intervention targeting the Appalachian region. The Journal of Rural Health, 41(2), e70042.
  23. Daniel, K. E., Volpe, V. V., Bethea, T. N., Rosenberg, L., Ritterband, L. M., & Zhou, E. S. (6/2025). The role of racial discrimination in medical care: A secondary analysis of the effect of culturally tailored, internet‐delivered CBT for insomnia in Black women. British Journal of Clinical Psychology.
  24. Morin, C. M., Chen, S. J., Lemieux, K., Ivers, H., Cheung, J. M., Lamy, M., & Ritterband, L. (5/2025). Stepped care for insomnia in primary care using digital and face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapies: A pragmatic nonrandomized clinical trial. Sleep Medicine, 106551.
  25. Reid, A., You, W., Markwalter, T. M., Porter, K., Brock, D., Chow, P., Ritterband, L., & Zoellner, J. (4/2025). Maintenance of sugar-sweetened beverage behaviors among adolescents and caregivers: Findings from a cluster randomized control trial. Preventing Chronic Disease.
  26. Poudel, R., Dougan, S., Yates, H., Sawyer, L., Martinez, U., Brandon, K. O., Sutton, S. K., Vidrine D. J., Ritterband L. M., Wiseman, K. P., Vickerman, K. A., Turner, K., Byrne, M. M., Yang, M. J., Horta, M., Brandon, T. H., & Vinci, C. (3/2025). Using augmented reality to deliver cue exposure treatment for smoking cessation: App usability findings and protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials.
  27. Thorndike, F. P., Morin, C. M., Ojile, J., Edington, S., Gerwien, R., Ong, J., Wickwire, E. W., Ritterband, L. M., & Riney, H. (9/2024). Effect of a prescription digital therapeutic for chronic insomnia on post-treatment insomnia severity, depression, and anxiety symptoms: results from the real-world DREAM study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, 1450615. PMID: 39319356. PMCID: PMC11420038.
  28. Kirkpatrick, B., Brock, D. J., Reid, A., Porter, K., Markwalter, T., You, W., Chow, P., Ritterband, L., & Zoellner, J. (8/2024). An SMS intervention to reduce caregiver's sugar-sweetened beverages: Impacts on theoretical constructs and parenting practices from a randomized controlled trial in rural Appalachia. Journal of Nutritional Science, 56(8), S15.
  29. Shaffer, K. M., Reese, J., Dressler, E. V., Glazer, J. V., Cohn, W., Showalter, S. L., Clayton, A. H., Danhauer, S. C., Loch, M., Kadi, M., Smith, C., Weaver, K. E., Lesser, G. J., & Ritterband, L. M. (8/2024) Factorial trial to optimize an internet-delivered intervention for sexual health after breast cancer: Protocol for the WF-2202 SHINE trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 13:e57781. PMID: 39159450; PMCID: PMC11369542
  30. Shaffer, K. M., Perepezko, K., Glazer, J. V., Mattos, M. K., Klinger, J., Buysse, D. J., Ritterband, L. M., & Donovan, H. (7/2024). Caregiver experiences with an Internet-delivered insomnia intervention: SHUTi-CARE trial primary qualitative analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 58(10), 658-669.
  31. Shaffer, K. M., Ritterband, L. M., You, W., Mattos, M. K., Buysse, D. J., Glazer, J. V., Klinger, J., & Donovan, H. (7/2024). Caregivers’ Internet-delivered insomnia intervention engagement and benefit: SHUTi-CARE trial primary quantitative analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 58(10), 645-657.
  32. Batterham, P. J., Thorndike, F. P., Gerwien, R., Botbyl, J., Ritterband, L. M., Maricich, Y., & Christensen, H. (7/2024). Sleep-specific outcomes attributable to digitally delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in adults with insomnia and depressive symptoms. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 22(4), 410-419.
  33. Shaffer, K. M., Glazer, J. V., Chow, P. I., Ingersoll, K. S., & Ritterband, L. M. (4/2024). Family cancer caregiver use of and benefit from an Internet-delivered insomnia intervention: Results from a single-group feasibility trial. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, 6(2), 129.
  34. Zoellner, J.M., You, W., Porter, K., Kirkpatrick, B., Reid, A., Brock, D., Chow, P., & Ritterband, L. (4/2024). Kids SIPsmartER reduces sugar-sweetened beverages among Appalachian middle-school students and their caregivers: A cluster randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 21, 46.
  35. Daniel, K. E., Glazer, J. V., Le, T., Reilley, M. J., Jameson, M. J., Chow, P. I., Ritterband, L. M., & Shaffer, K. M. (2023). Associations between context and affect within the daily lives of cancer caregivers. Supportive Care in Cancer, 31(9), 542.
  36. Verlinden, J. J., Moloney, M. E., Vsevolozhskaya, O. A., Ritterband, L. M., Winkel, F., & Weafer, J. (2023). Effects of a digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia on sleep and alcohol consumption in heavy drinkers: A randomized pilot study. Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, 47(12), 2354-2365. 2024 ACER Journal Award for Early Career Investigator Outstanding Paper
  37. Faaland, P., Vedaa, Ø., Langsrud, K., Sivertsen, B., Lydersen, S., Saksvik, S. B., Vestergaard, C. L., Kjørstad, K., Vethe, D., Ritterband, L. M., Harvey, A. G., Stiles, T. C., Scott, J., & Kallestad, H. (2023). Dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep (DBAS) mediate outcomes in dCBT-I on psychological distress, fatigue, and insomnia severity. Sleep Medicine, 110, 1-6.
  38. Chow, P. I, Roller, D. G., Boukhechba, M., Shaffer, K. M., Ritterband, L. M., Reilley, M. J., Le, T. M., Kunk, P. R., Bauer, T. W., & Gioeli, D. G. (2023). Mobile sensing to advance tumor modeling in cancer patients: A conceptual framework. Internet Interventions.
  39. Canter, K.S., Ritterband, L., Freyer, D., Askins, M. Bava, L., Loucas, C., Arasteh, K., You, W., & Kazak, A.E. (2023). A randomized controlled trial of the electronic surviving cancer competently intervention program (eSCCIP): Protocol for a psychosocial digital health intervention for english and spanish-speaking parents of children with cancer. JMIR Research Protocols, 12, e46339.
  40. Brock, D. J. P., Yuhas, M., Porter, K. J., Chow, P. I., Ritterband, L. M., Tate, D. F., & Zoellner, J. M. (2023). Outcomes of a Caregiver-Focused Short Message Service (SMS) Intervention to Reduce Intake of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Rural Caregivers and Adolescents. Nutrients, 15, 1957.
  41. Yuhas, M., Brock, D.J.P., Ritterband, L.M., Chow, P.I., Porter, K.J., & Zoellner, J.M. (2023). Retention and engagement of rural caregivers of adolescents in a short message service intervention to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage intake. Digital Health, 9, 1-12.
  42. Ramfjord, L. S., Faaland, P., Schoo, J., Saksvik, S. B., Lydersen, S., Vedaa, Ø., Kahn, N., Langsrud, K., Stiles, T. C., Ritterband, L. M., Harvey, A. G., Sivertsen, B., & Kallestad, H. (2023). Digital cognitive behaviour therapy for insomnia in individuals with self-reported insomnia and chronic fatigue: A secondary analysis of a large scale randomized controlled trial. Journal of Sleep Research, e13888. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13888
  43. Werner-Seidler, A., Li, S. H., Spanos, S., Johnston, L., O'Dea, B., Torok, M., Ritterband, L., Newby, J.M., Mackinnon, A.J., & Christensen, H. (2023), The effects of a sleep-focused smartphone application on insomnia and depressive symptoms: A randomised controlled trial and mediation analysis. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 64(9), 1324-1335.
  44. Law, E., Ritterband, L., Zhou, C., Palermo, T. M. (2023). Intervention for Sleep and Pain in Youth (ISPY-RCT): Protocol for a two-phase randomized controlled trial of sequenced cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia and pain management in adolescents with migraine. Trials, 24:25.
  45. Amidi, A., Buskbjerg, C. R., Damholdt, M. F., Dahlgaard, J., Thorndike, F. P., Ritterband, L., & Zachariae, R. (2022). Changes in sleep following internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia in women treated for breast cancer: A 3-year follow-up assessment. Sleep Medicine, 96, 35-41.
  46. Shaffer, K.M., Smith, J.G., Glazer, J.V., Camacho, F., Chow, P.I., Mattos, M., Ingersoll, K.S., & Ritterband, L.M. (2022). Effects of an Internet-delivered insomnia intervention for older adults: A secondary analysis on symptoms of depression and anxiety. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 45¸728-738.
  47. Zhou, E.S., Ritterband, L. M., & Rosenberg, L. (2022). Potential limitations for the culturally tailored version of internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in Black Women—Reply. JAMA Psychiatry. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.2374
  48. Manne, S. L., Marchetti, M. A., Kashy, D. A., Heckman, C. J., Ritterband, L. M., Thorndike, F. P., Viola, A., Lozada, C., & Coups, E. J. PhD. (2022). mySmartCheck, a digital intervention to promote skin self-examination among individuals diagnosed with or at risk for Melanoma: A randomized clinical trial. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 56(8), 791–803.
  49. Ritterband, L. M., Thorndike, F. P., Morin, C. M., Gerwien, R., Enman, N. M., Xiong, R., Luderer, H. F., Edington, S., Braun, S. & Maricich, Y. A. (2022). Real-world evidence from users of a behavioral digital therapeutic for chronic insomnia. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 153, 104084.
  50. Zhou, E. S., Ritterband, L. M., Bethea, T. N., Robles, Y. P., Heeren, T. C, & Rosenberg, L. (2022). Effect of culturally tailored, internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in Black Women: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Psychiatry, 79(6), 539-549.
  51. Shaffer, K. M., Kennedy, E., Glazer, J. V., Clayton, A. H., Cohn, W., Reese, J. B., Millard, T. A., Ingersoll, K. S., Ritterband, L. M., & Showalter, S. (2022). Including partners in discussions of sexual side effects from breast cancer: A qualitative study of survivors, partners, and providers. Supportive Care in Cancer, 30(6), 4935-4944. PMID: 35178587. PMCID: PMC9050938.
  52. Faaland, P., Vedaa, Ø., Langsrud, K., Sivertsen, B., Lydersen, S., Vestergaard, C. L., Kjørstad, K., Vethe, D., Ritterband, L. M., Harvey, A. G., Stiles, T. C., Scott, J., & Kallestad, H. (2022). Digital cognitive behaviour therapyfor insomnia (dCBT-I): Chronotype moderation on intervention outcomes. Journal of Sleep Research, 00, e13572.
  53. Manne, S., Heckman, C., Kashy, D., Ritterband, L., Thorndike, F., Lozada, C., & Coups, E. (2022). Moderators of the effects of mySmartSkin, a web-based intervention to promote skin self-examination and sun protection among individuals diagnosed with melanoma. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 56(8), 804-815.
  54. Shaffer, K. M., Ritterband, L. M., You, W., Buysse, D., Mattos, M., Camacho, F., Glazer, J. V., Klinger, J., & Donovan, H. (2022). Single-group trial of an Internet-delivered insomnia intervention among higher-intensity family caregivers: Rationale and mixed-methods study protocol. JMIR Research Protocols, 11(1), e34792. PMID: 35019846. PMCID: PMD8792774.
  55. Mattos, M. K., Manning, C. A., Quigg, M., Davis, E. M., Barnes, L., Sollinger, A., Eckstein, M., & Ritterband, L. M. (2021). Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an internet-delivered intervention for insomnia in individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 84, 1539-1550.
  56. Shaffer, K. M., Kennedy, E., Glazer, J. V., Clayton, A. H., Cohn, W., Millard, T. A., Ritterband, L. M., & Showalter, S. (2021). Addressing sexual concerns of female breast cancer survivors and partners: A qualitative study of survivors, partners, and oncology providers about Internet intervention preferences. Supportive Care in Cancer, 29(12), 7451-7460. PMID: 340054. PMCID: PMC8832883.
  57. Zoellner, J., Porter, K., You, W., Reid, A., Frederick, C., Hilgart, M., Brock, D., Tate, D., & Ritterband, L. (2021). Study protocol for iSIPsmarter: A randomized-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy, reach, and engagement of a technology-based behavioral intervention to reduce sugary beverages among rural Appalachian adults. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 110:106566. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106566.
  58. Glazer, J. V., MacDonnell, K., Frederick, C., Ingersoll, K. & Ritterband, L. M. (2021). Liar! Liar! Identifying eligibility fraud by applicants in digital health research. Internet Interventions, 25, 100401, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2021.100401
  59. Vestergaard, C., Vedaa, Ø., Simpson, M., Faaland, P., Vethe, D., Kjørstad, K., Langsrud, K., Ritterband, L., Sivertsen, B., Stiles, T., Scott, J., & Kallestad, H. (2021). The effect of sleep-wake intraindividial variability in digital cognitive behaviour therapy for insomnia: A mediation analysis of a large-scale RCT. Sleep.
  60. Kallestad, H., Saksvik, S., Vedaa, Ø., Langsrud, K., Morken, G., Lydersen, S., Simpson, M., Dørheim, S. K., Holmøy, B., Selvik, S. G., Hagen, K., Stiles, T. C., Harvey, A. G., Ritterband, L. M., Sivertsen, B., & Scott, J. (2021). Protocol for a multi-center randomized controlled trial of digital cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia compared with digital patient education about insomnia in individuals referred to secondary mental health services in Norway. BMJ Open, 11(6):e050661. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050661.
  61. Mattos, M. K., Chang, A., Pitcher, K., Whitt, C., Ritterband, L. M., Quigg, M. S. (2021). A review of insomnia treatments for patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Aging and Disease, 12(6). http://dx.doi.org/10.14336/AD.2021.0423
  62. Manne, S., Heckman, C. J., Ritterband, L. M., Thorndike, F. P., Lozada, C., Kashy, D. A., & Coups, E. J. (2021). Randomized controlled trial of the mySmartSkin web-based intervention to promote skin self-examination and sun protection among individuals diagnosed with melanoma. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 11, 1461-1472. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibaa103
  63. Shaffer, K. M., Finkelstein, E. A., Camacho, F., Ingersoll, K., Thorndike, F., & Ritterband, L. M. (2021). Effects of an Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia program on work productivity: A secondary analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 55(6), 592-599. PMID: 33057694. PMCID: PMC8171799. [Editor’s Choice for Brief Report in issue]
  64. Heckman, C., Manne, S., Kashy, D., Ritterband, L., Bhurosy, T., & Coups, E. (2021). Correlates of sun protection behaviors among melanoma survivors. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 1-8.
  65. Dong, G., Boukhechba, M., Shaffer, K.M., Ritterband, L. M., Gioeli, D. G., Reilley, M. J., Le, T. M., Kunk, P. R., Bauer, T. W., & Chow, P. I. (2021). Using graph representation learning to predict salivary cortisol levels in pancreatic cancer patients. Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research, 5(4), 401-419. PMID: 35419511. PMCID: PMC8982720.
  66. Bredeli, E., Vestergaard, C. L., Sivertsen, B., Kallestad, H., Øverland, S., Ritterband, L. M., Glozier, N., Pallesen, S., Scott, J., Langsrud, K., & Vedaa, Ø. (2021). Intraindividual variability in sleep among people with insomnia and its relationship with sleep, health and lifestyle factors: An exploratory study. Sleep Medicine, 89, 132-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2021.12.006.
  67. Shaffer, K. M., Chow, P. I., Glazer, J. V., Le, T., Reilley, M. J., Jameson, M. J., & Ritterband, L. M. (2021). Feasibility of ecological momentary assessment to study depressive symptoms among cancer caregivers. Psycho-Oncology, 30(5), 756-764. PMID: 33432717. PMCID: PMC8931849.
  68. Bremer, V., Chow, P. I., Funk, B., Thorndike, F. P., & Ritterband, L. M. (2020). Developing a process for the analysis of user journeys and the prediction of dropout in digital health interventions: Machine learning approach. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(10), e17738. https://www.jmir.org/2020/10/e17738
  69. Shaffer, K. M., Hedeker, D., Morin, C. M., Ingersoll, K., Thorndike, F., & Ritterband, L. M. (2020). Intra-individual variability in sleep schedule: Effects of an Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia program and its relation with treatment response. Sleep, 43(12), zsaa115. PMID: 32511726. PMCID: PMC7734473.
  70. Vedaa, Ø., Kallestad, H., Scott, J., Smith, O. R. F., Pallesen, S., Morken, G., Langsrud, K., Gehrman, P., Thorndike, F. P., Ritterband, L. M., Harvey, A. G., Stiles, T., & Sivertsen, B. (2020). Digital cognitive–behavioural therapy for insomnia (dCBT-I) is associated with improved sleep and less self-report use of sleep medication: a large-scale randomized controlled trial. The Lancet Digital Health, 2(8), e397-3408, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500(20)30135-7.
  71. Smoktunowicz, E., Barak, A., Andersson, G., Banos, R. M., Berger, T., Botella, C., Dear, B. F., Donker, T., Ebert, D. D., Hadjistavropoulos, H., Hodgins, D. C., Kaldo, V., Mohr, D. C., Nordgreen, T., Powers, M. B., Riper, H., Ritterband, L. M., Rozental, A., Schueller, S. M., … Carlbring, P. (2020). Consensus statement on the problem of terminology in psychological interventions using the internet or digital components. Internet Interventions, 100331, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2020.100331.
  72. Floryan, M., Chow, P. I., Schueller, S. M. & Ritterband, L. M. (2020). The model of gamification principles for digital health interventions: Evaluation of validity and potential utility. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(6), e16506. https://www.jmir.org/2020/6/e16506.
  73. Shaffer, K. M., Tigerstrohm, A., Badr, H., Benvengo, S., Hernandez, M., & Ritterband, L. M. (2020). Dyadic psychosocial eHealth interventions: Systematic scoping review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(3), e15509. PMID: 32130143. PMCID: PMC7081137.
  74. Manne, S., Heckman, C. J., Kashy, D., Lozada, C., Gallo, J., Ritterband, L., & Coups, E. J. (2020). Prevalence and correlates of skin self-examination practices among cutaneous malignant melanoma survivors. Preventive Medicine Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101110.
  75. Shaffer, K., Ingersoll, K., Chow, P., Thorndike, F., Bailey, E., Shepard, J., & Ritterband, L. (2019). Timing and tailoring of internet-based cognitive-behavioral treatment for insomnia for cancer survivors: a qualitative study. Psycho-Oncology, 28(9), 1934–1937. PMID: 31319444. PMCID: PMC6731131.
  76. Lien, M., Bredeli, E., Sivertsen, B., Kallestad, H., Pallesen, S., Smith, O. R. F., Faaland, P., Ritterband, L. M., Thorndike, F. P., Vedaa, Ø. (2019). Short and long-term effects of unguided internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia in morning and evening persons: A post-hoc analysis. Chronobiology International, 36(10), 1384-1398.
  77. Coups, E. J., Manne, S. L., Ohman Strickland, P. O., Hilgart, M., Goydos, J. S., Heckman, C. J., Chamorro, P., Rao, B. K., Davis, M., Smith, F. O., Thorndike, F. P., & Ritterband, L. M. (2019). Randomized controlled trial of the mySmartSkin web-based intervention to promote skin self-examination and sun protection behaviors among individuals diagnosed with melanoma: Study design and baseline characteristics. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 83, 117-127.
  78. Zoellner, J., McCormick, B., You, W., Ritterband, L., Yuhas, M., Chow, P., Porter, K., Brock, D., & Loyd, A. (2019). Kids SIPsmartER, a cluster randomized controlled trial and multi-level intervention to improve sugar-sweetened beverages behaviors among Appalachian middle-school students: Rationale, design & methods. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 83, 64-80.
  79. Chow, P. I., Gonzalez, B. D., Ingersoll, K. S., Thorndike, F. P., Shaffer, K. M., Camacho, F., Perlis, M. L., & Ritterband, L. M. (2019). A secondary analysis of the role of geography in engagement and outcomes in a clinical trial of an efficacious internet intervention for insomnia. Internet Interventions, 18, 100294. PMID: 31890638. PMCID: PMC6926280.
  80. MacDonnell, K., Cowen, E., Cunningham, D.J., Ritterband, L., & Ingersoll, K. (2019). Online recruitment of a non-help-seeking sample for an Internet Intervention: Lessons learned in an Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy risk reduction study. Internet Interventions, 17, 100240.
  81. Shaffer, K. M., Camacho, F., Lord, H. R., Chow, P. I., Thorndike, F. P., Ingersoll, K. S., & Ritterband, L. M. (2019). Do treatment effects of a web-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia intervention differ for users with and without pain interference? A secondary data analysis. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 1-8. PMID: 31152334. PMCID: PMC6885103. DOI 10.1007/s10865-019-00065-w.
  82. Singh, H., Ingersoll, K., Gonder-Frederick, L., & Ritterband, L. (2019). “Diabetes just tends to take over everything”: Experiences of support and barriers to diabetes management for pregnancy in women with Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Spectrum, 32(2), 118-124.
  83. Floryan, M., Chow, P. I., & Ritterband, L. M. (2019). Principles of gamification for Internet interventions. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 9(6), 1131-1138.
  84. Chow, P. I., Shaffer, K. M., Lohman, M. C., LeBaron, V. T., Fortuna, K. L., & Ritterband, L. M. (2019). Examining the relationship between changes in personality and depression in older adult cancer survivors. Aging & Mental Health, 1-9. PMID: 30939904. PMCID: N/A. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2019.1594158
  85. Xiaojun, S., Buysse, D. J., Ritterband, L. M., Sereika, S. M., Strollo, P. J., Wenzel, S. E., & Luyster, F. S. (2019). Solving insomnia electronically: Sleep treatment for asthma (SIESTA): A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Contempory Clinical Trials, 79, 73-79.
  86. Glozier, N., Christensen, H., Griffiths, K. M., Hickie, I. B., Naismith, S. L., Biddle, D., Overland, S., Thorndike, F. & Ritterband, L. (2018). Adjunctive Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia in men with depression: A randomised controlled trial. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53(4), 350-360. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867418797432.
  87. Hagatun, S., Vedaa, Ø., Nordgreen, T., Smith, O. R. F., Pallesen, S., Havik, O. E., Bjorvatn, B., Thorndike, F. P., Ritterband, L. M., Sivertsen, B. (2019). The short-term efficacy of an unguided Internet-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia: A randomized controlled trial with a six-month nonrandomized follow-ufp. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 17, 137-155. org/10.1080/15402002.2017.1301941
  88. Canter, K. S., Deatrick, J. A., Hilgart, M. M., Myers, J., Vega, G., Ritterband, L. M., & Kazak, A.E. (2019). eSCCIP: A Psychosocial eHealth Intervention for Parents of Children with Cancer. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 7(1), 44-56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cpp0000264
  89. Vedaa, Ø., Hagatun, S., Kallestad, H., Pallesen, S., Smith, O. R. F., Thorndike, F. P., Ritterband, L. M., Sivertsen, B. (2019). Long-term effects of an unguided online cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 15(1), 101-110. http://dx.doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.7580
  90. Shaffer, K. M., Chow, P. I., Cohn, W. F., Ingersoll, K. S., & Ritterband, L. M. (2018). Informal caregivers’ use of Internet-based health resources: An analysis of the Health Information National Trends survey. JMIR Aging, 1(2), e11051. PMID: 31518244. PMCID: PMC6715019. doi:10.2196/11051
  91. Brooks, A. T., Tuason, R. T., Chakravorty, J., Raju, S., Ritterband, L. M., Thorndike, F. P., & Wallen, G. R. (2018). Online cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) for the treatment of insomnia among individuals with alcohol use disorder: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-018-0376-3
  92. Gosling, J. A., Batterham, P., Ritterband, L., Glozier, N., Thorndike, F., Griffiths, K. M., Mackinnon, A., & Christensen, H. M. (2018). Online insomnia treatment and the reduction of anxiety symptoms as a secondary outcome in a randomised controlled trial: The role of cognitive-behavioural factors. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 52(12), 1183-1193. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867418772338.
  93. Handorf, E. A., Heckman, C. J., Darlow, S., Slifker, M., & Ritterband, L. (2018). A hierarchical clustering approach to identify repeated enrollments in web survey data. PLOS-One, 13(9), e0204394. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204394.
  94. Kallestad, H., Vedaa, Ø., Scott, J., Morken, G., Havik, O., Pallesen, S., Harvey, A., Gehrman, P., Thorndike, F., Ritterband, L., Stiles, T., & Sivertsen, B. (2018). Overcoming insomnia: Protocol for a large-scale randomized controlled trial of online cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia compared with online patient education about sleep. BMJ Open, 8(8), http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025152.
  95. Ingersoll, K., Frederick, C., MacDonnell, K., Ritterband, L., Lord, H., Jones, B., & Truwit, L. (2018). A pilot RCT of an Internet intervention to reduce the risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancy. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 42(6), 1132-1144. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.13635
  96. Chambers, S. K., Ritterband, L. M., Thorndike, F., Nielsen, L., Aitken, J. F., Clutton, S., Scuffham, P. A., Youl, P., Morris, B., Baade, P. D., & Dunn, J. (2018). Web-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Distressed Cancer Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(1):e42. PMCID: PMC5812983. 10.2196/jmir.8850
  97. Hagatun, S., Vedaa, Ø., Harvey, A. G., Nordgreen, T., Smith, O. R., Pallesen, S., Havik, O. E., Thorndike, F. P., Ritterband, L. M., & Sivertsen, B. (2018). Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia and comorbid symptoms. Internet Interventions, 12, 11-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2018.02.003
  98. Zachariae, R., Amidi A., Damholdt, M. F., Clausen, C. D. R., Dahlgaard, J., Lord, H., Thorndike, F. P., & Ritterband, L. M. (2018). Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia in breast cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 110(8), 880-887. PMID: 29471478. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djx293
  99. Chow, P. I., Ingersoll, K., Thorndike, F. P., Lord, H. R., Gonder-Frederick, L., Morin, C. M., & Ritterband, L. (2017). Cognitive mechanisms of sleep outcomes in a randomized clinical trial of Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia. Sleep Medicine, 47. PMID: 29778918.
  100. Chow, P. I., Lord, H. R., MacDonnell, K., Ritterband, L. M., & Ingersoll, K. (2017). Convergence of online daily diaries and timeline followback among women at risk for alcohol exposed pregnancy. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 82, 7-11. PMCID: PMC5659835
  101. Law, E., Fisher, E., Howard, W, Levy, R., Ritterband, L., & Palermo, T. (2017). Longitudinal change in parent and child functioning after Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for chronic pain. Pain, 158(10), 1992-2000.
  102. Levenson, J. C., Rollman, B. L., Ritterband, L. M., Strollo, P. J., Smith, K. J., Yabes, J. G., Moore, C. G., Harvey, A. G., & Buysse, D. J. (2017). Hypertension with Unsatisfactory Sleep Health (HUSH): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 18:256. PMCID: PMC5461741
  103. Batterham, P. J., Christensen, H., Mackinnon, A. J., Gosling, J. A., Thorndike, F. P., Ritterband, L. M., Blozier, N., & Griffiths, K. (2017). Trajectories of change and long-term outcomes in a randomized controlled trial of internet-based insomnia treatment to prevent depression. British Journal of Psychiatry Open, 3, 228-235. PMCID: PMC5611538
  104. Chambers, S., Ritterband, L., Thorndike, F., Nielsen, L., Aitken, J., Clutton, S., Scuffham, P., Youl, P., Morris, B., Baade, P., & Dunn, J. (2017). A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of an interactive web-based intervention: CancerCope. BMJ Open, 7:e017279. PMCID: PMC5541614
  105. Ritterband, L. M., Thorndike, F. P., Ingersoll, K. S., Lord, H. R., Gonder-Frederick, Frederick, C., Quigg, M. S., Cohn, W., F., & Morin, C. M. (2017). Effect of a web-based cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia intervention with 1-year follow-up. JAMA Psychiatry, 74(1), 68-75.
  106. Fanning, J., Roberts, S., Hillman, C. H., Mullen, S. P., Ritterband, L., & McAuley, E. (2017). A smartphone “app”-delivered randomized factorial trial targeting physical activity in adults. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 40(5), 712-729. PMID: 28255750
  107. Heckman, C. J., Handorf, E., Darlow, S., Ritterband, L., Manne, S. (2016). An online skin cancer risk-reduction intervention for young adults: Mechanisms of effects. Health Psychology, November 7.
  108. Gonder-Frederick, L. A., Shepard, J. A., Grabman, J. H., & Ritterband, L. M. (2016). Psychology, technology, and diabetes management. American Psychologist, 71(7), 577-589.
  109. Quigg, M., Gharai, S., Ruland, J., Schroeder, C., Hodges, M., Ingersoll, K. S., Thorndike, F. P., Yan, G., & Ritterband, L. M. (2016). Insomnia in epilepsy is associated with continuing seizures and worse quality of life. Epilepsy Research, 122, 91-96.
  110. Modipane, M., Waldman, A. L., Ritterband, L., Dillingham, R., Bullock, L., & Ingersoll, K. (2016). Technology use among patients in a non-urban Southern U.S. HIV clinic in 2015. Telemedicine and e-Health, 22(11).
  111. Christensen, H., Batterham, P. J., Gosling, J. A., Ritterband, L. M., Griffiths, K. M., Thorndike, F. P., Glozier, N., O’Dea, B., Hickie, I. B., & Mackinnon, A. J. (2016). Effectiveness of an online insomnia program (SHUTi) for prevention of depressive episodes (the GoodNight Study): a randomized controlled trial. Lancet Psychiatry, 3(4), 333-341.
  112. Heckman, C. J., Darlow, S., Ritterband, L. M., Handorf, E. A., & Manne, S.L. (2016). Efficacy of an intervention to alter skin cancer risk behaviors in young adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 51(1), 1-11.
  113. Zachariae, R., Lyby, M. S., Ritterband, L. M., & O’Toole, M. S. (2016). Efficacy of Internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia – a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 30, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2015.10.004
  114. Borrelli, B. & Ritterband, L. M. (2015). Special Issue on eHealth and mHealth: Challenges and future directions for assessment, treatment, and dissemination. Health Psychology, 34, 1205-1208.
  115. Cockayne, N. L., Christensen, H. M., Griffiths, K. M., Naismith, S. L., Hickie, I. B., Thorndike, F. P., Ritterband, L. M., & Glozier, N. S. (2015). The Sleep Or Mood Novel Adjunctive therapy (SOMNA) trial: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating an internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy program for insomnia on outcomes of standard treatment for depression in men.BMC Psychiatry, 15(1), 16.
  116. Heckman C.J., Darlow, S., Munshi, T., Caruso, C., Ritterband, L., Raivitch, S., Fleisher, L., & Manne, S. (2015). Development of an Internet intervention to address behaviors associated with skin cancer risk among young adults. Internet Interventions, 2(3), 340-350.
  117. Titov, N., Dear, B. F., Stapes, L., Bennett-Levy, J., Klein, B., Rapee, R. M., Shann, C., Richards, D., Andersson, G., Ritterband, L., Purtell, C., Bezuidenhout, G., Johnston, L., & Nielssen, O. (2015). MindSpot Clinic: An accessible, efficient and effective online treatment service for anxiety and depression. Psychiatric Services, 66(10), 1043-1050.
  118. Morris, B. A., Thorndike, F. P., Ritterband, L. M., Glozier, N., Dunn, J., & Chambers, S. K. (2015). Sleep disturbances in cancer patients and caregivers who contact telephone based help services. Supportive Care in Cancer, 23, 1113-1120.
  119. Hilgart, M., Ritterband, L., Baxter, K., Alfano, A., Ratliff, C., Kinzie, M., Cohn, W., Whaley, D., Lord, H., Garber, S. (2014). Development and perceived utility and impact of a skin care internet intervention. Internet Interventions, 1(3), 149-157.
  120. Gosling, J.A., Glozier, N., Griffiths, K., Ritterband, L., Thorndike, F., Mackinnon, A., Hehir, K.K., Bennett, A., Bennett, K., & Christensen, H. (2014). The GoodNight study – online CBT for insomnia for the indicated prevention of depression: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 15:56. PMCID: PMC3926259
  121. Coups, E. J. & Ritterband, L. M. (2014). Dermatology mobile applications: More than just patient education. Letter to the editor. JAMA Dermatology, 150(9), 1027-1028.
  122. Wu, Y. P., Steele, R. G., Connelly, M., Palermo, T. M. & Ritterband, L. (2014). Commentary: Pediatric eHealth interventions: Common challenges during development, implementation, and Journal of Pediatric Psychology, jsu022. PMID:24816766
  123. Thorndike, F., L., Gonder-Frederick, L., Lord, H., Ingersoll, K., & Morin, C. (2013). A randomized controlled trial of an Internet intervention for adults with insomnia: Effects on comorbid psychological and fatigue symptoms. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 69(10), 1078-1093. PMID:24014057
  124. Singh, H., Murphy, H. R., Hendrieckx, C., Ritterband, L. & Speight, J. (2013). The challenges and future considerations regarding pregnancy-related outcomes in women with pre-existing diabetes. Current Diabetes Reports, 13(6):869-76. PMCID:PMC3836194
  125. Ritterband, L. M., Thorndike, F. P., Lord, H. R., Borowitz, S., Walker, L. S., Ingersoll, K. S., Sutphen, J., & Cox, D. J. (2013). An RCT of an Internet intervention for pediatric encopresis with one year follow-up. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 1(1), 68-80. PMCID: PMC3770305
  126. Farrell-Carnahan, L., Hettema, J., Jackson, J., Kamalanathan, S., Ritterband, L. M., & Ingersoll, K. S. (2013). Feasibility and promise of a remote-delivered preconception Motivational Interviewing intervention to reduce risk for Alcohol Exposed Pregnancy. Telemedicine and e-Health, 19(8), 597-604. PMCID:PMC3719466
  127. Ritterband, L. M. & Thorndike, F. P. (2012). The further rise of Internet interventions: Commentary on Espie et al., A randomized, placebo-controlled, trial of online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for chronic Insomnia Disorder delivered via an automated media-rich web application. SLEEP, 35(6), 737-8. PMCID:PMC3353057
  128. Hilgart, M. M., Ritterband, L. M., Thorndike, F. P., & Kinzie, M. B. (2012). Using Instructional Design process to improve design and development of Internet interventions. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 14(3):e89. URL: http://www.jmir.org/2012/3/e89/. PMCID:PMC3414906
  129. Ritterband, L. M., Bailey, E. T., Thorndike, F. P., Lord, H. R., Farrell-Carnahan, L., & Baum, L. D. (2012). Initial evaluation of an Internet intervention to improve the sleep of cancer survivors with insomnia. Psycho-Oncology, 21(7), 695-705. PMCID: PMC3424270
  130. Strayer, S. M., Pelletier, S. L., Rollins, L. K., Heim, S. W., Ingersoll, K. S., Ritterband, L. M., Schorling, J. B. (2012). Evaluating of a screening tool for alcohol misuse: A Virginia Practice Support and Research Network (VaPSRN) Trial. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 25(5), 605-613. PMCID:PMC3532040
  131. Proudfoot, J., Klein, B., Barak, A., Carlbring, P., Cuijpers, P., Lange, A., Ritterband, L., Andersson, G. (2011). Establishing guidelines for executing and reporting Internet intervention research. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 40(2), 82-97.
  132. Thorndike, F. P., Ritterband, L. M., Saylor, D. K., Magee, J. C., Gonder-Frederick, L. A., & Morin, C. M. (2011). Validation of the Insomnia Severity Index as a Web-based measure. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 9(4), 216-223. PMID:22003975
  133. Mulvaney, S. A., Ritterband, L. M., Bosslet, L. (2011). Mobile intervention design in diabetes: Review and recommendations. Current Diabetes Reports, 11(6), 486-493. PMID:21960031
  134. Kovatchev, B. P., Mendosa, P., Anderson, S., Hawley, J. S., Ritterband, L. M., Gonder-Frederick, L. (2011). Effect of automated bio-behavioral feedback on the control of Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care, 34(2), 302-307. PMCID:PMC3024338
  135. Farrell-Carnahan, L., Ritterband, L. M., Bailey, E. T., Thorndike, F. P., Lord, H. R., & Baum, L. D. (2010). Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a self-hypnosis intervention available on the web for cancer survivors with insomnia. E-Journal of Applied Psychology, 6(2): 10-23.
  136. Ritterband, L. M. (2010). Commentary: Can cognitive behavioral therapy of insomnia be effectively provided via an Internet-based program? Best of Sleep Medicine 2010: An Annual Collection of Scientific Literature.
  137. Ritterband, L. M., Thorndike, F. P., Gonder-Frederick, L., Magee, J. C., Bailey, E., Saylor, D. K., & Morin, C. M. (2009). Efficacy of an Internet-based behavioral intervention for adults with insomnia. Archives of General Psychiatry, 66(7), 692-698. PMCID:PMC3723339
  138. Ritterband, L. M. & Tate, D. F. (2009). The science of Internet interventions. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 38(1), 1-3. PMID:19816750
  139. Ritterband, L. M., Thorndike, F. P., Cox, D. J., Kovatchev, B. P., & Gonder-Frederick, L. (2009). A behavior change model for Internet interventions. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 38(1), 18-27. PMCID:PMC2878721
  140. Cox, D. J., Ford, D., Gonder-Frederick, L., Clarke, W., Mazze, R., Weinger, K., & Ritterband, L. (2009). Driving mishaps among individuals with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A prospective study. Diabetes Care, 32(12), 2177-2180. PMCID:PMC2782972
  141. Magee, J. C., Ritterband, L. M., Thorndike, F. P., Cox, D. J., & Borowitz, S. M. (2009). Exploring the relationship between parental worry about their child's health and usage of an Internet intervention for pediatric encopresis. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 34(5), 530-538. PMCID:PMC2722136
  142. Ritterband, L. & Palermo, T. M. (2009). eHealth in Pediatric Psychology. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 34(5), 453-456. PMID:19264878
  143. Thorndike, F, P., Carlbring, P., Smyth, F. L., Magee, J. C., Gonder-Frederick, L., Ost, L., Ritterband, L. M. (2009). Web-based measurement: Effect of completing single or multiple items per webpage. Computers in Human Behavior, 25(2), 393-401.
  144. Gonder-Frederick, L. A., Zrebiec, J. F., Bauchowitz, A. U., Ritterband, L. M., Magee, J. C., Cox, D. J., & Clarke, W. L. (2009). Cognitive function is disrupted by both hypo- and hyperglycemia in school-aged children with Type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care, 32(6), 1-6. PMCID:PMC2681021
  145. Thorndike, F. P., Saylor, D. K., Bailey, E. T., Gonder-Frederick, L. A., Morin, C. M., Ritterband, L. M. (2008). Development and perceived utility and impact of an Internet intervention for insomnia. E-Journal of Applied Psychology, 4(2), 32-42. PMCID: PMC2954428.
  146. Cox D. J., Ritterband, L., Magee, J., Clarke, W., Gonder-Frederick, L. (2008). Blood Glucose Awareness Training delivered over the Internet. Diabetes Care, 31(8), 1527-1528. PMCID:PMC2494647
  147. Ritterband, L. M., Ardalan, K., Thorndike, F. P., Magee, J. C., Saylor, D. K., Cox, D. J., Sutphen, J. L., & Borowitz, S. M. (2008). Real world use of an Internet intervention for pediatric encopresis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 10(2): e16. http://www.jmir.org/2008/2/e16/. PMCID:PMC2483922
  148. Andersson, G., Ritterband, L., & Carlbring, P. (2008). A primer for the assessment, diagnosis and delivery of Internet interventions for (mainly) panic disorder. Lessons learned from our research groups. Clinical Psychologist, 12(1), 1-8.
  149. Gonder-Frederick, L., Zrebiec, J., Bauchowitz, A., Lee, J., Cox, D., Ritterband, L., Kovatchev, B., & Clarke, W. (2008). Detection of hypoglycemia by school-aged children with Type 1 Diabetes and their parents: A field study. Pediatrics, 121(3), e489-e495. PMID: 18310169
  150. Cox, D. J., Gonder-Frederick, L., Ritterband, L., Clarke, W., Kovatchev, B. P. (2007). Prediction of severe hypoglycemia. Diabetes Care, 30(6), 1370-1373. PMID: 17363757
  151. Ritterband, L. M., Andersson, G., Christensen, H. M., Carlbring, P., & Cuijpers, P. (2006). Directions for the International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII). Journal of Medical Internet Research, 8(3): e23. PMCID:PMC2018834
  152. Cox, D. J., Kovatchev, B., Vandecar, K., Gonder-Frederick, L., Ritterband, L. M., Clarke, W. (2006). Hypoglycemia preceding fatal car collisions. Diabetes Care, 29(2), 467-468. PMID: 16443915
  153. Ritterband, L. M. & Thorndike, F. P. (2006). Internet interventions or patient education websites? Journal of Medical Internet Research, 8(3): e18. PMCID:PMC2018829
  154. Gonder-Frederick L.A., Fisher, C. D., Ritterband, L. M., Cox, D. J., Hou, L., DasGupta, A. A., & Clarke, W. L. (2006). Predictors of fear of hypoglycemia in adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents. Pediatric Diabetes, 7(4), 215-222. PMID: 16911009
  155. Burket, R., Cox, D. J., Ritterband, L. M., Kovatchev, B. & Sutphen, J. (2006). Does ‘stubbornness’ have a role in pediatric constipation. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 27(2), 106-111. PMID: 16682873
  156. Ritterband, L. M., Cox, D. J., Gordon, T., Borowitz, S. M., Kovatchev, B., Walker, L. S., & Sutphen, J. (2006). Examining the added value of audio, graphics, and interactivity in an Internet intervention for pediatric encopresis. Children’s Health Care, 35(1), 47-59.
  157. Cox, D. J., Gonder-Frederick, L., Ritterband, L. M., Patel, K., Schächinger, H., Fehm-Wolfsdorf, G., Hermanns, N., Snoek, F., Zrebiec, J., Polonsky, W., Schlundt, D., Kovatchev, B., & Clarke, W. (2006). Blood Glucose Awareness Training (BGAT): What is it, where is it, and where is it going. Diabetes Spectrum, 29(2), 467.
  158. Ritterband, L. M., Borowitz, S. M., Cox, D. J., Kovatchev, B., Walker, L. S., Lucas, V., & Sutphen, J. (2005). Using the Internet to provide information prescriptions. Pediatrics, 116(5), e643-e647. PMID: 16263978
  159. Borowitz, S. M., Cox, D. J., Kovatchev, B., Ritterband, L. M., Sheen, J., & Sutphen, J. (2005). Treatment of childhood constipation by primary care physicians: Efficacy and predictors of outcome. Pediatrics, 115(4), 873-877. PMID: 15805358
  160. Ritterband, L. M., Gonder-Frederick, L. A., Cox, D. C., Clifton, A. D., West, R. W., & Borowitz, S. M. (2003). Internet interventions: In review, in use, and into the future. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 34(5), 527-534.
  161. Ritterband, L. M., Cox, D. C., Walker, L., Kovatchev, B., McKnight, L., Patel, K., Borowitz, S. M., & Sutphen, J. (2003). An Internet intervention as adjunctive therapy for pediatric encopresis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71(5), 910-917. PMID: 14516239
  162. Cox, D. J., Ritterband, L., Quillian, W., Morris, J., Sutphen, J. L., Borowitz, S. M. (2003). Assessment of behavioral mechanisms maintaining encopresis: Virginia Encopresis-Constipation Apperception Test. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 28(6), 375-382. PMID: 12904449
  163. Borowitz, S. M., Cox, D. J., Tam, A., Ritterband, L. M., Sutphen, J. L., Penberthy, J. K., (2003). Precipitants of constipation during early childhood. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 16(3), 213-218. PMID: 12755248
  164. Spielberger, C. D., Ritterband, L. M., Reheiser, E. C., & Brunner, T. M. (2003). The nature and measurement of depression. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 3, 209-234.
  165. Gonder-Frederick, L., Cox, D. J., & Ritterband, L. M. (2002). Diabetes and behavioral medicine: The second decade. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70(3), 611-625. PMID: 12090372
  166. Ritterband, L. M., & Spielberger, C. D. (2001). Depression in a cancer patient population. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 8(2), 85-93.
  167. Ritterband, L. M., Cox, D. C., Kovatchev, B. P., Borowitz, S. M., Ling, W. D., & Marshall, B. (2001). A Telecommunication Monitoring System (TMS) for clinical and research practice. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 32(6), 636-641.
  168. Borowitz, S. M. & Ritterband, L. M. (2001). Using the Internet to teach parents and children about constipation and encopresis. Medical Informatics and the Internet in Medicine, 26(4), 283-295. PMID: 11783712
  169. Sydeman, S. J., Cascardi, M. A, Poythress, N. G., & Ritterband, L. M. (1997). Procedural justice in the context of civil commitment: A critique of Tyler's analysis. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 3, 207-221.
  170. Cascardi, M. A., Poythress, N. G., & Ritterband, L. M. (1997). Stability of psychiatric patients' perceptions of their hospital admission experience. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 53(8), 833-839. PMID: 9403385
  171. Ritterband, L. M., & Spielberger, C. D. (1996). Construct validity of the Beck Depression Inventory as a measure of state and trait depression in non-clinical populations. Depression and Stress, 2(2), 123-145.
  172. Poythress, N. G., Cascardi, M. A., & Ritterband, L. M. (1996). Capacity to consent to voluntary hospitalization: Searching for a satisfactory Zinermon screen. Bulletin of the American Academy of Law and Psychiatry, 24(4), 439-452. PMID: 9001744