Students and Trainees
Post-Doctoral Students
Michel Bertrand, PhD
Dr. Michel Bertrand has been working as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Corkum LABS since November 2022. Dr. Betrand completed his PhD in Clinical Psychology under the supervision of Dr. Annie Vallières at Laval University in 2022, and his dissertation focused on CPAP treatment adherence for sleep apnea. His work at Corkum LABS consists of contributing to the development of the BNBD adult version as well as the adaptation of existing platforms for adult populations.
PhD Students
Ana Jemcov
Ana is in her 6th year of the Clinical Psychology PhD program at Dalhousie University, and has been with Corkum LABS since 2015. She is currently on Internship, and is working on her dissertation which is focused on the development and evaluation of a smartphone application intervention titled The ABCs of SLEEPING. During Ana's time in the lab, she completed her Bachelor's in Psychology (Hons) in 2016, and worked as the Better Nights, Better Days Case Manager prior to starting her PhD in 2018.
Lindsay Rosenberg
Lindsay is in her 6th year of the Clinical Psychology PhD program at Dalhousie University, and has been with the lab since 2020. She is currently on Internship, and she is working on her dissertation titled Investigating the usability, implementation, and effectiveness of the Healthy Sleep for Healthy Schools school-based sleep intervention. Before her time in the lab, she completed her Masters in School Psychology from University of Manitoba in 2018, and her Bachelor of Arts with Honours at the University of Winnipeg in 2013.
Jocelyn Paul
Jocelyn is a 4th year Ph.D. student in Clinical Psychology at Dalhousie University, and has been a part of the lab since 2022. She graduated with a B.Sc. (Hons) degree, majoring in Psychology and minoring in Biology from Mount Saint Vincent University in 2018. Additionally, she completed her M.Sc. in Psychiatry Research from Dalhousie University in 2020. Jocelyn is currently working on her dissertation, which aims to understand the perspectives, barriers, and facilitators of sleep, as well as sleep interventions among Indigenous populations in Nova Scotia.
Emily Wildeboer
Emily is in her 4th year of the Clinical Psychology PhD program at Dalhousie University, under the supervision of Dr. Penny Corkum and Dr. Elizabeth Keys. She has been part of the lab since 2022. Her research focuses on the development and evaluation of an online learning program for healthcare providers related to sleep problems in young children. Before her time in the lab, she completed her Bachelor of Arts with Honours at Western University in 2020.
Alzena Ilie
Alzena is in her 2nd year of the Clinical Psychology PhD program at Dalhousie University, and has been with the lab since 2021. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Psychology with Honours under the supervision of Dr. Penny Corkum in 2022. Her 1st Comprehensive Project is focused on the Promoting Healthy Sleep Program, and her dissertation is focused on insomnia and sleep difficulties in young adults.
Mya Dockrill
Mya is in her 1st year of the Clinical Psychology PhD program at Dalhousie University, and has been with Corkum LABS since 2020. Mya completed her Bachelor of Science in Psychology with Honours at Dalhousie under the supervision of Dr. Chris Moore and Dr. John Corbit in the Early Social Development Lab in 2021. Mya then moved to Southern Ontario to complete her Master of Arts degree in Developmental Psychology at the University of Waterloo. Her current dissertation plan is to focus on the treatment of sleep difficulties in underrepresented populations.
Undergraduate Students
Julia Saad Hosne
Julia is completing the fifth year of her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Biology at Dalhousie University, and joined Corkum LABS in 2023. She is completing her Honours under the supervision of Dr. Corkum, which focuses on the Usability of the Promoting Healthy Sleep Program.
Kate Lamont
Kate is in her fourth year of her Bachelor of Science (Medical Sciences) at Dalhousie University, and has been a part of Corkum LABS since 2022. She is currently completing her honours under the supervision of Dr. Corkum, focusing on the Better Nights, Better Days & Indigenous Communities research, including the Wapngusultieg (“We Sleep Until Dawn”): Gathering Indigenous Adult Perspectives on Sleep through Learning Circles project.