Publications

Peer-reviewed publications

Peer-reviewed work by Dr. Sasha R. Sioni, LMHC-QS. Focus areas include integrated behavioral health, digital and gaming addiction, psychosomatic and primary-care education, and population health.

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Behavioral health and health services

Sioni, S. R., Butner, J. L., Carroll, N. A., Al-Hashimi, J., & Vermund, S. H. (2026). Digital behavioral addictions in adolescents and young adults: Protocol for a scoping review of definitions, measurement, epidemiology, determinants, harms, interventions, and equity. (opens in a new tab) PLOS ONE, 21(9), Article e0348860. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0348860 (opens in a new tab)
Sioni, S. R., Jakkidi, N., Morales, C., Clarke, R. D., & Lage, O. G. (2026). Household basic-needs support and insufficient sleep among United States high school students: Evidence from the 2023 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey. (opens in a new tab) Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591045261462247 (opens in a new tab)
Sioni, S. R., Manson, L., Arledge, N., Yanez, J., & Al Mouslmani, M. (2026). Acute-care utilization and cost offsets associated with language-concordant, pharmacist-integrated care management among high-need, high-cost adults. (opens in a new tab) Health Services Research, 61(3), Article e70127. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.70127 (opens in a new tab)
Sioni, S. R., Manson, L., & Arledge, N. (2025). Short-term gains, enduring potential: An integrated SDOH-focused care model delivers cost savings and patient-reported benefits. (opens in a new tab) Population Health Management, 28(3), 161–172. https://doi.org/10.1089/pop.2024.0245 (opens in a new tab)
Sioni, S. R., Carroll, N., Al-Hashimi, J., & Manson, L. (2025). Thirty minutes to transform care: A mixed-methods study on brief psychosomatic education for unexplained symptoms. (opens in a new tab) Cureus, 17(5), e84091. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.84091 (opens in a new tab)
Roller, B. A., & Sioni, S. R. (2025). GNOME logic: Evidence-based strategies for high-impact medical education pathways. (opens in a new tab) Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 17(2), Article 10.
Burleson, M. H., Roberts, N. A., Munson, A. A., Duncan, C. J., Randall, A. K., Ha, T., Sioni, S. R., & Mickelson, K. D. (2022). Feeling the absence of touch: Distancing, distress, regulation, and relationships in the context of COVID-19. (opens in a new tab) Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 39(1), 56–79. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075211052696 (opens in a new tab)
Sioni, S. R., Burleson, M. H., & Bekerian, D. A. (2017). Internet gaming disorder: Social phobia and identifying with your virtual self. (opens in a new tab) Computers in Human Behavior, 71, 11–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.01.044 (opens in a new tab)

Other collaborations

Iakymenko, O. A., Khosravaniardakani, S., Menendez, A., Sioni, S. R., Jorda, M., Punnen, S., Parekh, D. J., Gonzalgo, M. L., & Kryvenko, O. N. (2026). Risk factors for lymph node metastasis in a contemporary radical prostatectomy cohort. (opens in a new tab) American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 166(2), Article aqag095. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqag095 (opens in a new tab)

Additional publications and a current CV are available on request. Publication record: ORCID (opens in a new tab).