Jessica D. Payne is a psychologist and Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame. Payne's research focuses on the impact of sleep and stress on human memory and psychological well being. Payne won the Early Career Award from the Psychonomic Society in 2015. Previously, she received the Laird Cermak Award for early contribution to memory research by the International Neuropsychological Society in 2010. Payne has contributed her expertise on sleep to media outlets including New York Times, CNN, and Huffington Post.