People Directory

Juliana graduated from Dalhousie University in 2023 with an Honours degree in Neuroscience. During her undergrad, Juliana developed the logos for the Shhh study, helped...

Daria recently joined the lab as a volunteer. She is nearly done her BSc in Psychology at Dalhousie and looks forward to being more involved...

Originally from Izmir, Turkey, Gökçe completed their Bachelor’s in Psychology and Cinema & Media Studies at Dalhousie University. They are passionate about investigating the complexities...

Jack is a recent graduate from Dalhousie’s Neuroscience Honours program. He worked with Dr. Thomas and Dr. Pinto at IWK Health on a Diabetes Honours...

I am currently completing my fifth year as an Honours Psychology student at the University of King's College. With a minor in social anthropology, I...

Áine is currently working on her honours project with Dr. Megan Thomas, looking at sleep knowledge in Early Childhood Development Interventionists in Nova Scotia, and...

My name is Jessica and I am a second year Dalhousie medical student with a few years of experience in healthcare as a registered nurse...

MacKayla graduated from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Neuroscience and is in her first year of Medical School. Her Honours thesis...

Over the past few years, Momina's experiences both at a personal and professional level have informed her of sleep challenges that many children, especially those...

Victoria coordinates the Sleep for Health in Hospital and at Home 2 (Shhh2) project while also supporting SANDD lab in many other ways. She started...

I am a UK trained Developmental Paediatrician, who worked in the NHS for over 30 years, mainly in the Northwest of England, on the Fylde...

Gabrielle Miller is the IWK’s bilingual nurse coordinator/infirmière coordinatrice des services bilingues. In this role, she coordinates language services at the IWK, including both interpretation...

Jean is a seasoned finance leader with extensive experience spanning various industries. Before joining IWK Health, Jean served as Director of Finance and Global Process...

Dr. Kirstin Weerdenburg is a Pediatric Emergency Physician at IWK Health and a Consultant Pediatrician for refugee children at the Newcomer Health Clinic in Halifax...

Ryan Brothers is the Director of Solicitor Services with the Legal Services Division at the Nova Scotia Department of Justice. Prior to this role, he...

Sara Piracha-McLean has provided consulting services to charities, non-profits and municipal governments across Canada for over 20 years. She is highly skilled in governance, institutional...

John Muir has close to 20 years of health system experience gained from the public and private sectors. Starting his career with the Nova Scotia...

Jane McKay-Nesbitt now serves her community as a volunteer after retiring from a long and successful career, first with government, then business, and finally academia...

An alumnus of Dalhousie Medical School (MD’83), Dr. Anderson trained in internal medicine as well as hematology at Dalhousie. He continued his residency in hematology...

Charlene Milner is a Principal in the Assurance practice at Grant Thornton LLP in Fredericton, New Brunswick, providing audit and advisory services to a wide...

Rhonda is the Manager of Partnerships and Community Engagement, a new role within IWK Health’s Mental Health and Addictions Program (MHAP). In this capacity, Rhonda...

Dawn joined the IWK in 1997 and worked in various departments until joining the IWK Mental Health and Addictions Program in 2008, supporting first the...

Prior to joining the IWK, Mental Health and Addictions Program, Jennifer graduated from Saint Mary’s University with a degree in Psychology. Upon graduation, Jennifer secured...