{"id":536,"date":"2023-04-07T18:06:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T22:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.psychlabs.ryerson.ca\/template1\/?page_id=536"},"modified":"2024-01-30T22:21:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T03:21:17","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/about-us\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"536\" class=\"elementor elementor-536\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d9297d elementor-section-content-middle page-heading elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d9297d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-985423d\" data-id=\"985423d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ff5737 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ff5737\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30ac95c\" data-id=\"30ac95c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0503d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a0503d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Lab Team<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1293cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1293cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet our dedicated team<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b15c7e8\" data-id=\"b15c7e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace781d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ace781d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/04\/hero_lab_philosophy-768x445.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-518\" alt=\"Illustration of four people looking at abstract data on a white board\" srcset=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/04\/hero_lab_philosophy-768x445.png 768w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/04\/hero_lab_philosophy-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/04\/hero_lab_philosophy-1024x594.png 1024w, 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data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4532ee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4532ee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">People<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8fec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d8fec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Sleep and Depression (SAD) is directed by Dr. Colleen Carney.&nbsp; It is staffed by doctoral, masters, undergraduate and recently graduated students, as well as a number of volunteer research assistants.<br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0da6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"7a0da6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><ul class=\"team-filters clean\"><li class=\"active\" data-filter=\"all\">All Members<\/li><li data-filter=\"current-members\" class=\"no-redirect\">Current Members<\/li><li data-filter=\"alumni\" class=\"no-redirect\">Alumni<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"team-grid \"><div class=\"team-grid-item filter-all filter-current-members\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/headshot_ccarney-316x341.jpg\" class=\"attachment-team size-team wp-post-image\" alt=\"A headshot of Dr. Carney smiling at the camera, wearing a light striped button-up with a navy blue blazer.\" \/><p class=\"role-title\">Lab Director<\/p><p class=\"team-name\">Dr. Colleen Carney, C.Psych<\/p><div class=\"team-contact hide\"><div class=\"contact-email\"><a href=\"mailto:ccarney@torontomu.ca\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Email Dr. Colleen Carney, C.Psych\">ccarney@torontomu.ca<\/a><\/div><div class=\"contact-phone\">416-979-5000, ext. 552177<\/div><\/div><p>Dr. Colleen E. Carney is a Professor and Director of the Sleep and Depression Laboratory at Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada.<\/p><div class=\"post-content hide\"><figure id=\"attachment_1768\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1768\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1768\" src=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/headshot_ccarney-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"A headshot of Dr. Carney smiling at the camera, wearing a light striped button-up with a navy blue blazer.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/headshot_ccarney-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/headshot_ccarney-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/headshot_ccarney-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/headshot_ccarney-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/headshot_ccarney-179x238.jpg 179w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/headshot_ccarney-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/headshot_ccarney-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/headshot_ccarney-1280x1707.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/03\/headshot_ccarney-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Colleen E. Carney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/drcolleencarney.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Personal Website \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/drcolleencarney\/\">@drcolleencarney<\/a><br \/>\nYoutube:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCqgeIOtLMos7NIEzfbgiz9Q\">Dr. Colleen Carney<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Biography<\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Colleen E. Carney is an Associate Professor and Director of the Sleep and Depression Laboratory at Toronto Metropolitan University University, Toronto, Canada.\u00a0 She is the current President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abct.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABCT<\/a>) Behavioral Sleep Medicine Special Interest Group. Dr. Carney was previously on faculty at Duke University Medical Center, where she was a recipient of the prestigious National Sleep Foundation\u2019s Pickwick Fellowship.\u00a0 Her main research areas are: how to best treat insomnia in the context of other mental health conditions and understanding comorbid insomnias. Her research has received support from the National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH076856), National Institute of Nursing Research (R21 NR010539), the Canadian Institute of Health Research, and the Social Science and Humanities Research Council. She received the Early Researcher Award from the Ministry of Research and Innovation.\u00a0 As part of her clinical trial research, she and her students provide free Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for those with insomnia and other conditions. She trains students and mental health providers in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia at invited workshops, and international conferences each year, as well she helps practices implement CBT-I via intensive staff training and longterm consultation in varied treatment settings (e.g., primary, family care, mental health clinics).\u00a0 She has numerous publications on the topic of cognitive vulnerability to insomnia and depression, and is a passionate advocate for improving treatment options for those with insomnia and other health problems.<\/p>\n<h3>Recent Publications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Woznica, A. A., Carney, C. E., Kuo, J. R., &amp; Moss, T. G. (Accepted). The insomnia and suicide link: Toward an enhanced understanding of this relationship.\u00a0Sleep Medicine Reviews.<\/li>\n<li>Moss, Taryn G., Carney, C.E., Haynes, P., &amp; Harris, A. (In press). Is daily routine important for sleep? An Investigation of social rhythms in a clinical insomnia population.<\/li>\n<li>Hartmann, J., Carney, C. E., Lachowski, A.M., &amp; Edinger, J.D. (Accepted). Exploring the construct of subjective sleep quality in those with insomnia.\u00a0<em>The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Carney, C. E., Moss, T. G., Lachowski, A. M, &amp; Atwood, M. E. (2013). Understanding mental and physical fatigue complaints in those with depression and insomnia.<em>\u00a0Behavioral Sleep Medicine<\/em>,<em>\u00a012<\/em>, 1-18.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Carney, C.E., Moss, T.G., Atwood, M.E., Crowe, B.M., &amp; Andrews, A.J. (2013). Are Poor Sleepers Afraid of the Dark? A Preliminary Investigation.\u00a0<em>Journal of Experimental Psychopathology<\/em>,<em>\u00a05<\/em>, 1, 1-12.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Roecklein, K., Carney, C.E., Wong, P., Steiner, J., Hasler, B., &amp; Franzen, P. (2013). The role of beliefs and attitudes about sleep in seasonal and nonseasonal mood disorder, and nondepressed controls.\u00a0<em>Journal of Affective Disorders<\/em>,\u00a0<em>150<\/em>, 2, 466-473.<\/li>\n<li>Moss, T.G., Lachowski, A.M., &amp; Carney, C. E. (2013). What All Treatment Providers Should Know about Sleep Hygiene Recommendations.\u00a0<em>The Behavior Therapist, 36<\/em>, 4, 76-84.<\/li>\n<li>Carney, C. E, Harris, A. L., Falco, A., &amp; Edinger, J. D. (2013). The relation between insomnia symptoms, mood and rumination about insomnia symptoms.\u00a0<em>Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 9<\/em>, 567-575.<\/li>\n<li>Rogojanski, J., Carney, C.E., &amp; Monson, C.M. (2013). Interpersonal factors in insomnia: A model for integrating bed partners into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia.\u00a0<em>Sleep Medicine Reviews,<\/em>\u00a0<em>17<\/em>, 55-64.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Books<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Carney, C.E., &amp; Posner, D. (In press). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for those with Depression. Routledge.<\/li>\n<li>Edinger, J.D. &amp; Carney, C.E. (2015). Overcoming Insomnia: A Cognitive Behavioral Insomnia Approach, Therapist Guide. Part of the \u201cTreatments that Work\u201d series. Oxford University Press, NY.<\/li>\n<li>Edinger, J.D. &amp; Carney, C.E. (2015). Overcoming Insomnia: A Cognitive Behavioral Insomnia Approach, Workbook. Part of the \u201cTreatments that Work\u201d series. Oxford University Press, NY.<\/li>\n<li>Manber, R. &amp; Carney, C.E. (2015). Treatment Plans and Interventions: Insomnia. A Case Formulation Approach. Part of the \u201cTreatment Planner\u201d Series (Robert L. Leahy, Ed.). The Guilford Press, Berkeley, CA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"more target-modal\" href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/team\/colleen-carney\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-grid-item filter-all filter-current-members\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/12\/headshot_kkumar-316x341.png\" class=\"attachment-team size-team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><p class=\"role-title\">Graduate Student<\/p><p class=\"team-name\">Karen Kumar<\/p><p>Karen is in the second year of her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University.<\/p><div class=\"post-content hide\"><p>Karen is a second-year PhD student in Clinical Psychology. Her current research interests include insomnia in youth and adults, as well as public perceptions and use of consumer sleep technologies, which is the focus of her dissertation. She also works as a graduate student therapist on our clinical trials in providing CBT-I to adults.<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"more target-modal\" href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/team\/karen-kumar\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-grid-item filter-all filter-current-members\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2024\/12\/headshot_estarick-316x341.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-team size-team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><p class=\"role-title\">Graduate Student<\/p><p class=\"team-name\">Elisha Starick<\/p><p>Elisha is completing the second year of her MA in Clinical Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University under the supervision of Dr. Colleen Carney.<\/p><div class=\"post-content hide\"><p>She completed her BA in Honours Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2021 in the Healthy Eating and Lifestyle Lab, where her thesis looked at cognitive appraisal, body image and coping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before joining the lab as a graduate student, she previously worked as a research assistant and study assessor for the SAD Lab\u2019s ongoing clinical trials.<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"more target-modal\" href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/team\/elisha-starick\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-grid-item filter-all filter-current-members\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/11\/headshot_mhughes-316x341.jpg\" class=\"attachment-team size-team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><p class=\"role-title\">Graduate Student<\/p><p class=\"team-name\">Micah Hughes<\/p><p>Micah is currently in their first year of their MA in Clinical Psychology, with a BA in Honours Psychology from the University of Waterloo.<\/p><div class=\"post-content hide\"><p>Micah&#8217;s research interests are centred around gender and sexual minority stressors and their impact on mental health. Their current work is focused on sleep in\u00a0gender minority individuals, and how minority stressors impact the accessibility of healthy sleep.<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"more target-modal\" href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/team\/micah-hughes\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-grid-item filter-all filter-current-members\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/11\/headshot_iislam-scaled-e1763561104528-316x341.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-team size-team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><p class=\"role-title\">Research Assistant<\/p><p class=\"team-name\">Iqra Islam<\/p><p>Iqra is in the fourth year of her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University.<\/p><div class=\"post-content hide\"><p>Iqra joined the SAD Lab as part of the Research Practicum at Toronto Metropolitan University, and has stayed with the lab to complete her honour&#8217;s thesis, with a focus on EDI in sleep research and diversifying the field of sleep psychology. She is interested in pursuing a Master&#8217;s degree in Clinical Psychology.<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"more target-modal\" href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/team\/iqra-islam\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-grid-item filter-all filter-current-members\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/11\/headshot_mbruno-316x341.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-team size-team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><p class=\"role-title\">Research Assistant<\/p><p class=\"team-name\">Matt Bruno<\/p><p>Matt is in the fifth year of his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University. <\/p><div class=\"post-content hide\"><\/div><p><a class=\"more target-modal\" href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/team\/matt-bruno\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-grid-item filter-all filter-current-members\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/11\/headshot_jlewis-316x341.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-team size-team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><p class=\"role-title\">Research Assistant<\/p><p class=\"team-name\">Johanna Lewis<\/p><p>Johanna Lewis is in the fourth year of her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University.<\/p><div class=\"post-content hide\"><div>Johanna Lewis is a 4th-year psychology student at TMU, minoring in criminology and child and youth care studies. She has joined as a PSY 700 student and is currently doing her Independent study in the SAD Lab. Johanna is interested in the study of chronotypes, specifically evening chronotypes and the term associated with them, &#8220;bedtime procrastinators&#8221;. She is also interested in studying and learning more about naps and how they affect a student&#8217;s brain and their process of learning. She is interested in pursuing further education in psychology by completing her master&#8217;s.<\/div>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"more target-modal\" href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/team\/johanna-lewis\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-grid-item filter-all filter-current-members\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/11\/headshot_mmorra-scaled-e1763566202231-316x341.jpg\" class=\"attachment-team size-team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><p class=\"role-title\">Research Assistant<\/p><p class=\"team-name\">Mariam Morra<\/p><p>Mariam is completing her Masters of Education, holding an undergraduate honours degree in Psychology.<\/p><div class=\"post-content hide\"><div>Mariam is currently completing her Master&#8217;s of Education and holds an undergraduate degree in Honours Psychology with a Thesis. Her research interests include the connection between insomnia and neurodivergent disorders, such as ADHD; more specifically, she is interested in their quality of sleep and its impact on their symptoms.<\/div>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"more target-modal\" href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/team\/mariam-morra\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-grid-item filter-all filter-current-members\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/11\/headshot_aerry-316x341.jpg\" class=\"attachment-team size-team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><p class=\"role-title\">Research Assistant<\/p><p class=\"team-name\">Ang\u00e9lique Erry<\/p><p>Ang\u00e9lique is in the third-year of her Honours Bachelor of Science at the University of Toronto.<\/p><div class=\"post-content hide\"><p>Her research interests include how sleep affects neurodevelopmental and psychological conditions. She is also passionate about health equity and using research to create more accessible and effective treatment options for individuals with insomnia and other health disorders.<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"more target-modal\" href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/team\/angelique-erry\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-grid-item filter-all filter-alumni\"><div class=\"no-photo\"><p>Photo unavailable<\/p><\/div><p class=\"role-title\">Alumni<\/p><p class=\"team-name\">Nicole E. Carmona, M.A.<\/p><p>Nicole is in the fourth year of her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University.<\/p><div class=\"post-content hide\"><p>Nicole is in the fourth year of her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her primary research interests is the relationship between mental fatigue and perceived cognitive impairment in individuals with insomnia. For her Master\u2019s research, Nicole explored cognitive mechanisms of fatigue, such as the interaction between task difficulty and self-appraisals of cognitive resources. For her dissertation, Nicole continues to investigate the role of cognitive mechanisms of fatigue in people with insomnia, including automatic thoughts and global beliefs. In addition to her dissertation, Nicole is involved in research in the SAD Lab investigating and disseminating a new therapeutic sleep app for adolescents and young adults called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dozeapp.ca\/\">Doze<\/a>, and she has served as a therapist and assessor for various clinical trials of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Nicole is currently completing her predoctoral internship at St. Joseph\u2019s Healthcare Hamilton. In the fall she will be joining the Sleep Health and Insomnia Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Stanford University as a Clinical Postdoctoral Fellow.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining the SAD Lab, Nicole received an Honours BSc from Queen\u2019s University in Psychology and Life Sciences, where she studied the effect of comorbid bipolar disorder and obstructive sleep apnea on neurocognition, functional capacity, and health-related quality of life.<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"more target-modal\" href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/team\/nicole-e-carmona\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-grid-item filter-all filter-alumni\"><div class=\"no-photo\"><p>Photo unavailable<\/p><\/div><p class=\"role-title\">Alumni<\/p><p class=\"team-name\">Parky Lau, M.A.<\/p><p>Parky is in the first year of his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Ryerson University. <\/p><div class=\"post-content hide\"><p>Parky is in the first year of his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Ryerson University. \u00a0Prior to moving to Toronto, Parky completed his BA in Psychology at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver. He recently completed his Master\u2019s thesis, which is focused on the role of cognition in the etiology and maintenance of sleep disturbances within the context of stressful or transitional periods. He is also a therapist and assessor for the ongoing clinical trials in the SAD Lab.<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"more target-modal\" href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/team\/parky-lau\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-grid-item filter-all filter-alumni\"><div class=\"no-photo\"><p>Photo unavailable<\/p><\/div><p class=\"role-title\">Alumni<\/p><p class=\"team-name\">Kristin H. G. Maich, Ph.D.<\/p><p>Kristin completed her PhD in the Clinical Psychology program at Ryerson under Dr. Carney\u2019s supervision in 2019.<\/p><div class=\"post-content hide\"><p>Kristin completed her PhD\u00a0in the Clinical Psychology program at Ryerson under Dr. Carney\u2019s supervision in 2019.\u00a0 She completed her predoctoral internship in the Mood &amp; Anxiety Division at CAMH.<\/p>\n<p>For her doctoral research, she compared patient experiences with CBT-I\u00a0to presumed theoretical treatment mechanisms, and investigating how these factors\u00a0relate to treatment outcomes.\u00a0Her Master\u2019s work was also supervised by Dr. Carney and was focused on arousal in individuals with insomnia. Specifically, she investigated the relationship\u00a0between insomnia and subjective and physiological indices of startle\u00a0in darkened conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Other research projects Kristin has been involved with include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scoping review of sleep-focused smartphone apps for teens (manuscript being prepared for submission)<\/li>\n<li>A paper presenting results from another Ryerson student\u2019s dissertation data, which examines differences in\u00a0sleep processes in different clinical populations, including those with GAD and BPD<\/li>\n<li>Co-supervision of an undergraduate student on a project examining factors that contribute to\u00a0self-reported patient insomnia severity upon completion of the\u00a0CBT-I intervention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kristin was also a therapist in the ongoing SAD Lab clinical trial of\u00a0Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia.<\/p>\n<p>Kristin completed her BA in Honours Psychology at The University of Western Ontario. \u00a0She previously received\u00a0a double major BA (English Literature and Political Science) from McGill University.<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"more target-modal\" href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/team\/kristin-h-g-maich\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-grid-item filter-all filter-alumni\"><div class=\"no-photo\"><p>Photo unavailable<\/p><\/div><p class=\"role-title\">Alumni<\/p><p class=\"team-name\">Onkar Marway, M.Sc.<\/p><p>Onkar is completing his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology under the supervision of Dr. Colleen Carney.<\/p><div class=\"post-content hide\"><p>Onkar is completing his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology under the supervision of Dr. Colleen Carney.\u00a0He completed his Master\u2019s in Experimental Psychology at McMaster University, and was a valuable research assistant in the Sleep and Depression Lab before joining the team as a doctoral student in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"more target-modal\" href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/team\/onkar-marway\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-grid-item filter-all filter-alumni\"><div class=\"no-photo\"><p>Photo unavailable<\/p><\/div><p class=\"role-title\">Alumni<\/p><p class=\"team-name\">Sasha Usyatynsky, PhD<\/p><p>Sasha completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) in 2022.<\/p><div class=\"post-content hide\"><p>Sasha completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) in 2022.\u00a0 Her dissertation focused on enhancing motivation for individuals receiving Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). Her other research projects included her\u00a0Master\u2019s thesis on the relationship between individuals\u2019 tendencies to interpret situations negatively and emotion regulation, and examining the\u00a0mechanisms of change in CBT-I and the contributing role of depression.\u00a0In her time at the Sleep and Depression Lab, Sasha was involved in the ongoing clinical trials as a therapist, assessor, coordinator, and peer supervisor to other students.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Sasha is now working in private practice and in the public sector in Halifax, Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"more target-modal\" href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/team\/sasha-usyatynsky\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-grid-item filter-all filter-alumni\"><div class=\"no-photo\"><p>Photo unavailable<\/p><\/div><p class=\"role-title\">Alumni<\/p><p class=\"team-name\">Angela M. Lachowski, Ph.D.<\/p><p>Angela completed her PhD in the Clinical Psychology program at Ryerson University in 2017.  <\/p><div class=\"post-content hide\"><p>Angela completed her PhD in the Clinical Psychology program at Ryerson University in 2017. \u00a0She also completed her Master\u2019s degree at Ryerson, with a research focus on heart rate variability, a measure of cardiac health, among individuals with insomnia.\u00a0 Angela was also involved in two major research projects. 1) Her doctoral dissertation, focused on investigating the relationship between insomnia and cardiovascular function assessed via cardiac impedance.\u00a0 2) She was received a grant through the Harry Rosen Institute for Stress and Wellbeing for a research project designed to look at the day-to-night variability between sleep, nutritional choices, and stress.<\/p>\n<p>Angela is now a psychologist at the Clinic on Dupont in Toronto, Ontario.<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"more target-modal\" href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/team\/angela-m-lachowski\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-grid-item filter-all filter-alumni\"><div class=\"no-photo\"><p>Photo unavailable<\/p><\/div><p class=\"role-title\">Alumni<\/p><p class=\"team-name\">Andy Harris, Ph.D.<\/p><p>Andy received her PhD under the supervision of Dr. Carney in 2014. <\/p><div class=\"post-content hide\"><p>Andy received her PhD under the supervision of Dr. Carney in 2014. She is currently working in private practice.<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a class=\"more target-modal\" href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/carney\/team\/andy-harris\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"team-grid-item filter-all filter-alumni\"><div class=\"no-photo\"><p>Photo unavailable<\/p><\/div><p class=\"role-title\">Alumni<\/p><p class=\"team-name\">Taryn Atlin, Ph.D.<\/p><p>Taryn received her PhD under the supervision of Dr. Carney in 2014.<\/p><div class=\"post-content hide\"><p>Taryn received her PhD under the supervision of Dr. Carney in 2014. 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