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Sleep for Health in Hospital, Halifax (Shhh) This study explored pediatric in-patients’ and their accompanying parents’/caregivers’ sleep experiences on the Pediatric Medical Unit (PMU) at the IWK Health Centre, and at home before and after their admission to PMU. Qualitative and quantitative measures, including light and sound recordings, were used...
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Jack Killeen
Research Volunteer
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 project titled “Diabetes Related Insomnia in Families and Teenagers – Optimising control and Facing Fears...
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Tara Naimpally
Research Volunteer
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 have developed an appreciation for taking a holistic approach to understanding human behaviour. Child development...
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Daria Oanes
Research Volunteer
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 in research while she decides on a path post-grad. Daria’s main areas of research interest...
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Jessica Youssef
Medical Student
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. I am completing my Research in Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics with Dr. Megan...
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Juliana Christiani
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 with recruitment for the DRIFT-OFF study and was involved in the data analysis of the...
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Áine Killeen
Research Volunteer
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 creating a sleep education program to accommodate their training preferences and needs. She aims to...
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Gökçe On
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 of human expression, communication, and culture. Gökçe is currently working on their Master of Journalism...
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Virtual Care at IWK Health
What is virtual care? Virtual care refers to the many ways we can provide health care and services using different types of technology, such as video calls, telephone, texting, and/or e-mail. Many people find that appointments by telephone or video can be as effective as in-person appointments. Virtual care appointments...