Jessi Pettigrew, LCSW

Jessi Pettigrew, LCSW, is an Affiliate Therapist with Cognitive Behavior Therapy Associates of Denver. Jessi is an expert in insomnia and sleep disorders and has extensive training and experience with Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and other for sleep disorders. In addition, Jessi enjoys working with individuals with anxiety disorders, mood disorders and trauma and brain injury sequela in both inpatient and outpatient settings using evidence-based interventions.

Jessi earned her master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Kentucky in 2011. She is currently working towards her PhD in Social Work at Colorado State University. Her research focuses on sleep equity and sleep as a mechanism for improved quality of life. Jessi brings years of clinical experience to her current studies and hopes to use her clinical experience to inform future research and teaching in the field of social work. In 2022 she was awarded the prestigious Distinction in Graduate Research Award at Colorado State University for her research contributions.

Recent Publications and Presentations

• McDonald, C. (Host), Pettigrew, J. (Invited Guest). (2023, Feb.). EP96: Sleep Health is a Social Justice Issue [Audio podcast]. Social Work Talks Podcast, National Association of Social Workers.

• Pettigrew, J., Webb, S., Hicks, L., & Brown, S. M. (2023, January). Social determinants of sleep health disparities among postpartum mothers. Paper submitted for presentation at the annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Phoenix, AZ.

• Pettigrew, J., Brown, S. (2022, March). Current and Past Environmental Influences on indices of Maternal Sleep Health. [Poster presentation]. Colorado State University College of Health and Human Sciences Research Day, Fort Collins, CO.