Jennifer M. Mundt
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Jennifer M. Mundt, PhD, DBSM

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

University of Utah Hospital

50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132
801-581-2121
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Jennifer Mundt, PhD, DBSM, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Public Health, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah. Dr. Mundt is a sleep psychologist whose research focuses on developing behavioral treatments for hypersomnia disorders, REM parasomnias, and NREM parasomnias. She also researches how sleep disorders impact family members and the ways family members help to care for patients with sleep disorders. Dr. Mundt completed graduate training in Clinical Health Psychology at the University of Florida and a fellowship in Behavioral Medicine at the Durham VA Medical Center.

Specialties

Board Certification

Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Patient Rating

All three sampled reviews are five-star and express strong satisfaction with Dr. Mundt and the care team. Patients consistently note she listens well, makes them feel comfortable, and comes across as down-to-earth rather than arrogant. Reviewers also describe her as competent, thorough, and helpful, seeking to understand issues and offering clear treatment plans; one patient appreciated being connected with a female sleep counselor.

Generated via Patient Reviews

4.9 /5
( out of 76 reviews )

The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

Nov 16, 2025
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Jennifer Mundt is really good at listening and always makes me feel comfortable. She seems ¿down to earth¿, never arrogant. Thank you Dr. Mundt and staff.

Mar 25, 2025
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Mundt is a very competent and helpful clinician. She is very thorough in seeking to understand the issues then offering a plan of action for treatment.

Mar 22, 2025
SUGAR HOUSE HEALTH CENTER

Thank you for asking.also. I thank the care team for finally helping me with a female sleep counselor. Jennifer is a physician I trust to see me fix my sleep habits. Again, Thank You.

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Jennifer Mundt, PhD, DBSM, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Public Health, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah. Dr. Mundt is a sleep psychologist whose research focuses on developing behavioral treatments for hypersomnia disorders, REM parasomnias, and NREM parasomnias. She also researches how sleep disorders impact family members and the ways family members help to care for patients with sleep disorders. Dr. Mundt completed graduate training in Clinical Health Psychology at the University of Florida and a fellowship in Behavioral Medicine at the Durham VA Medical Center.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Divisions Public Health
Board Certification
Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Education history

Undergraduate Psychology - Seattle Pacific University B.A.
Graduate Training Mental Health Counseling - Central Washington University M.S.
Doctoral Training Clinical Health Psychology - University of Florida Ph.D.
Internship Clinical Psychology - Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System Intern
Postdoctoral Fellowship Behavioral Medicine - Durham VA Medical Center Postdoctoral Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Mundt JM, Franklin RC, Horsnell M, Garza (2025). Families of adults with idiopathic hypersomnia and narcolepsy: psychosocial impact and contribution to symptom management. Journal of clinical sleep medicine, 21(4), 683-694.
  2. Steinman MA, Semla TP, Akgun KM, Alessi CA, Beizer JL, Campbell NL, DuBeau CE, George C, Herr K, Holmes HM, LaHue SC, Lai JC, Lee SJ, Linnebur SA, Maust DT, Mundt JM, Rich MW, Richter HE, Vincenzo J (2025). Alternative Treatments to Selected Medications in the 2023 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria®. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 73(9), 2657-2677.
  3. Becker WC, Seal KH, Nelson DB, DeRonne BM, Kats AM, Morasco BJ, Frank JW, Makris UE, Painter JT, Allen KD, Mixon AS, Bohnert A, Reznik TE, Hagedorn HJ, Hammett P, Borsari B, Baxley C, Krebs EE, VOICE Study Grou (2025). Buprenorphine, Pain, and Opioid Use in Patients Taking High-Dose Long-Term Opioids: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA internal medicine, 185(4), 372-381.
  4. Krebs EE, Becker WC, Nelson DB, DeRonne BM, Jensen AC, Kats AM, Morasco BJ, Frank JW, Makris UE, Allen KD, Naylor JC, Mixon AS, Bohnert A, Reznik TE, Painter JT, Hudson TJ, Hagedorn HJ, Manuel JK, Borsari B, Purcell N, Hammett P, Amundson EC, Kerns RD, Barbosa MR, Garvey C, Jones EJ, Noh MY, Okere JB, Bhushan S, Pinsonnault J, Williams BE, Herbst E, Lagisetty P, Librodo S, Mapara PS, Son E, Tat C, Marraffa RA, Seys RL, Baxley C, Seal KH, VOICE Study Grou (2025). Care Models to Improve Pain and Reduce Opioids Among Patients Prescribed Long-Term Opioid Therapy: The VOICE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA internal medicine, 185(2), 208-220.
  5. Mundt JM, Pruiksma KE, Konkoly KR, Casiello-Robbins C, Nadorff MR, Franklin RC, Karanth S, Byskosh N, Morris DJ, Torres-Platas SG, Mallett R, Maski K, Paller K (2025). Treating narcolepsy-related nightmares with cognitive behavioural therapy and targeted lucidity reactivation: A pilot study. Journal of sleep research, 34(3), e14384.
  6. Mundt JM, Pruiksma KE, Konkoly KR, Casiello-Robbins C, Nadorff MR, Franklin RC, Karanth S, Byskosh N, Morris DJ, Torres-Platas SG, Mallett R, Maski K, Paller KA (2024). Treating narcolepsy-related nightmares with cognitive behavioural therapy and targeted lucidity reactivation: A pilot study. J Sleep Res, 34(3), e14384.
  7. Mundt JM (2024). Narcolepsy-related nightmares: a distinct type of nightmares in need of further study. Sleep, 47(10).
  8. Mundt JM, Zee PC, Schuiling MD, Hakenjos AJ, Victorson DE, Fox RS, Dawson SC, Rogers AE, Ong JC (2024). Development of a mindfulness-based intervention for narcolepsy: a feasibility study. Sleep, 47(10).
  9. Mundt JM, Schuiling MD, Warlick C, Dietch JR, Wescott AB, Hagenaars M, Furst A, Khorramdel K, Baron KG (2023). Behavioral and psychological treatments for NREM parasomnias: A systematic review. Sleep Med, 111, 36-53.
  10. Mundt JM, Baron K (2021). Integrative behavioral treatment for NREM parasomnias: a case series. Journal of clinical sleep medicine, 17(6), 1313-1316.
  11. Ong JC, Dawson SC, Mundt JM, Moore C (2020). Developing a cognitive behavioral therapy for hypersomnia using telehealth: a feasibility study. J Clin Sleep Med, 16(12), 2047-2062.
  12. George SZ, Lentz TA, Beneciuk JM, Bhavsar NA, Mundt JM, Boissoneault J (2020). Framework for improving outcome prediction for acute to chronic low back pain transitions. Pain Rep, 5(2), e809.
  13. McCrae CS, Williams J, Roditi D, Anderson R, Mundt JM, Miller MB, Curtis AF, Waxenberg LB, Staud R, Berry RB, Robinson ME (2019). Cognitive behavioral treatments for insomnia and pain in adults with comorbid chronic insomnia and fibromyalgia: clinical outcomes from the SPIN randomized controlled trial. Sleep, 42(3).
  14. McCrae CS, Mundt JM, Curtis AF, Craggs JG, O'Shea AM, Staud R, Berry RB, Perlstein WM, Robinson ME (2018). Gray Matter Changes Following Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients With Comorbid Fibromyalgia and Insomnia: A Pilot Study. J Clin Sleep Med, 14(9), 1595-1603.
  15. Mundt JM, Eisenschenk S, Robinson ME (2018). An Examination of Pain's Relationship to Sleep Fragmentation and Disordered Breathing Across Common Sleep Disorders. Pain Med, 19(8), 1516-1524.
  16. Mundt JM, Roditi D, Robinson ME (2017). A Comparison of Deceptive and Non-Deceptive Placebo Analgesia: Efficacy and Ethical Consequences. Ann Behav Med, 51(2), 307-315.
  17. Boissoneault J, Mundt J, Robinson M, George S (2017). Predicting Low Back Pain Outcomes: Suggestions for Future Directions. The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy, 47(9), 588-592.
  18. Boissoneault J, Mundt JM, Bartley EJ, Wandner LD, Hirsh AT, Robinson ME (2016). Assessment of the Influence of Demographic and Professional Characteristics on Health Care Providers' Pain Management Decisions Using Virtual Humans. J Dent Educ, 80(5), 578-87.
  19. Mundt JM, Crew EC, Krietsch K, Roth AJ, Vatthauer K, Robinson ME, Staud R, Berry RB, McCrae CS (2016). Measuring Treatment Outcomes in Comorbid Insomnia and Fibromyalgia: Concordance of Subjective and Objective Assessments. J Clin Sleep Med, 12(2), 215-23.
  20. Carpenter KM, Stoner SA, Mundt JM, Stoelb B (2012). An online self-help CBT intervention for chronic lower back pain. Clin J Pain, 28(1), 14-22.