Email

earl.crew@bcm.edu

Positions

Staff Psychologist

Behavioral Health Program
Mental Health Care Line
Michael E. DeBakey VAMC
Houston, Texas United States

Assistant Professor

Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Education

MS from University of Florida

05/2015 - Gainesville, Florida United States

Psychology

PhD from University of Florida

08/2018 - Gainesville, Florida United States

Psychology

Postdoctoral Fellowship at Alpert Medical School of Brown University

08/2019 - Providence, Rhode Island United States

Clinical Psychology

Internship at Miami VA Healthcare System

07/2018 - Miami, Florida United States

Clinical Psychology

BA from University of Alaska Anchorage

12/2010 - Anchorage, Alaska United States

Psychology

Certifications

Psychologist

#PS01776

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Certified Therapist, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)

Veterans Health Administration

Diplomat in Behavioral Sleep Medicine

#20221100202 (04/30/2022 - 06/30/2027)

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Approved Provider

Exposure, Relaxation, and Rescripting Therapy (ERRT)

Professional Interests

• Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Professional Statement

Dr. Crew is a clinical health psychologist with the Behavioral Health Program at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC), providing comprehensive Behavioral Sleep Medicine services as an integrated psychologist within the Sleep Disorders Center. These services include individual and group-based therapies for a range of sleep disorders such as insomnia, nightmare disorder, circadian rhythm disorders (e.g., delayed sleep phase, shift work), obstructive sleep apnea with suboptimal adherence to device therapy (e.g., CPAP), and other disorders of hypersomnolence (e.g., narcolepsy). In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Crew's research interests include investigating correlates and consequences of insomnia in chronic medical populations, and investigation of barriers and facilitators of adherence to CPAP therapy to inform novel interventions to optimize treatment outcomes.

Selected Publications

• Crew, E. C., Wohlgemuth, W. K., Sawyer, A. M., Williams, N. J., & Wallace, D. M. "Socioeconomic disparities in positive airway pressure adherence: An integrative review.." Sleep Medicine Clinics. 2021;16:23-41.
• McCrae, C. S., Roth, A. J., Ford, J., Crew, E.C., Conti, J. B., Berry, R. B., Sears, S. F. "Sleep, psychosocial functioning, and device-specific adjustment in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs).." Behavioral Sleep Medicine. 2016;14(1):49-66.
• Crew, E. C., Wohlgemuth, W. K., & Wallace, D. M. "Improving adherence to PAP therapy: An update.." Current Pulmonology Reports. 2019;8:139-146.
• Crew. E. C., Baron, K. G., Grandner, M. A., Ievers-Landis, C. E., McCrae, C. S., Nadorff., M. R., Nowakowski, S., Ochsner Margolies, S., & Hansen, K. "The Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine (SBSM) COVID-19 Task Force: Objectives and summary recommendations for managing sleep during a pandemic.." Behav Sleep Med. 2020;18(4):570-572.

Memberships

Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Sleep Research Society

Skills

Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia

Motivational enhancement