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Melissa Packer West

Psychology · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2016Rising activity
Personality Traits and PsychologyPersonality Disorders and PsychopathologyCancer-related cognitive impairment studiesFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesSleep and related disorders

Publications

17

Citations

135

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

10

Publishing since 2016

Research summary
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Melissa Packer West's publicly listed work spans several distinct areas of psychology and behavioral science, including personality traits and personality disorders, brain connectivity and cognitive changes related to cancer treatment, sleep and circadian rhythm disruption, and everyday patterns of substance use and interpersonal behavior. This breadth suggests a research record that has touched on both clinical/mental health topics and neuroscience-related studies of brain function in medical populations. Prospective students should note the publication record is drawn from a relatively small and varied set of projects rather than one continuous research program.

Personality and personality disordersBrain connectivity and cognition in cancer patientsSleep and circadian rhythm disruptionSubstance use, affect, and aggressionMood disorders and neurobehavioral phenotypes

Publication output over the last decade has been irregular, with gaps in some years (e.g., 2019-2020, 2024) followed by small bursts of activity (e.g., 2021, 2023, 2025), rather than a steady or clearly growing trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 1 publication1819202021: 3 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 3 publications23242025: 4 publications42526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology×3
  • PsycEXTRA Dataset×2
  • OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)×2
  • Brain and Behavior×1
  • Personality and Individual Differences×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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