Sleep Champion
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I am a medical student at Dalhousie University and a Sleep Champion at the IWK. I am dedicated to promoting sleep health because I believe...
Sleep Champion
I am a Dalhousie medical student interested in pediatrics. I am passionate about child development and know how important sleep is for health at every...
Sleep Champion
I have completed a BSc in Psychology, and was the co-president of the Dalhousie Association of Psychology Students (DAPS). Being a sleep volunteer and Sleep...
Former Research Volunteer
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My name is Kirsty, and I’m a fourth-year psychology student at Dalhousie. I truly appreciate the power of a good sleep and am passionate about...
Sleep Champion
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Lara is a pediatric resident at IWK Health Centre. She is originally from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and completed medical school at Dalhousie University. She...
Sleep Champion
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My name is Micaela Sabean and I am a pediatric resident completing my training at the IWK. I grew up on the South Shore of...
Research Volunteer
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...
Former Research Volunteer
Daria worked as a volunteer in 2024 and 2025. She completed a BSc in Psychology at Dalhousie University. Daria’s main areas of research interest are...
Former Research Volunteer
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...
Former Honours Student and Research Volunteer
Jack is a graduate from Dalhousie’s Neuroscience Honours program. He worked with Dr. Thomas and Dr. Pinto at IWK Health on a Diabetes Honours project...
Former Honours student, Research Assistant and Research Volunteer
Tara completed Honours in Psychology at the University of King's College. With a minor in social anthropology, she developed an appreciation for taking a holistic...
Former Honours Student and Research Volunteer
Áine completed her honours project with Dr. Megan Thomas, looking at sleep knowledge in Early Childhood Development Interventionists in Nova Scotia, and creating a sleep...
Research in Medicine Student
My name is Jessica and I am a Dalhousie medical student with a few years of experience in healthcare as a registered nurse. I am...
Research in Medicine Student and Sleep Champion
MacKayla graduated from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Neuroscience and is at Dalhousie Medical School. Her Honours thesis examined how circadian...
Graduate Student
Momina is a clinical psychology doctoral student at Dalhousie University, supervised by Dr. Megan Thomas and co-supervised by Dr. Isabel Smith. She completed her undergraduate...
Former Honours Student, Research Coordinator and Research Volunteer
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Victoria began in the lab as an BSc Psychology student, exploring qualitative data on families’ sleep experiences at IWK for her honours thesis supervised by...
Director of Sleep for Health Research and Knowledge Mobilization Centre
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...
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