If you are currently pregnant and looking for resources regarding perinatal education then you may find www.birthandbabies.com helpful. Through this site, Alberta Health Services offers important information about pregnancy as well as a variety of virtual classes.
Mention in the New York Times
A little over a month ago, the New York Times published an article that featured our work on pregnancy during the pandemic. Read more about it here!
Interventions for sleep problems during pregnancy: a systematic review
A recently published study provided a systematic review of the effectiveness of various interventions for sleep problems during pregnancy. Studies using CBT-I, pharmacotherapy, relaxation, and alternative interventions were examined, including the open-pilot Sleeping for Two study. You can find the full article here!
Neighborhood Socio-Economic Factors and Associations with Infant Sleep Health
Congratulations to Postdoctoral Fellow Anna Mackinnon for the publication of her study! This study explored associations between neighbourhood socioeconomic factors and infant sleep health. The full article can be found here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15402002.2020.1778478
Honours Awards
Congratulations to our students, Queenie Li and Makayla Freeman, for recently graduating from the bachelor psychology degrees with honours! Both students also received an award for Outstanding Achievement in a 400 or 500-Level Course and the award for Academic Achievement Award B.A./B.Sc. Honours Degree (maintained a 3.90 GPA or greater over their Psychology courses). Phenomenal job!
Trajectories of Insomnia Symptoms and Associations with Mood and Anxiety from Early Pregnancy to the Postpartum
Congratulations to Ivan Sedov for the publication of his thesis! The full article can be found here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15402002.2020.1771339. This study explored how demographic and psychological variables can be predictive of the trajectory of insomnia symptoms throughout pregnancy and postpartum.
UCalgary News writes about clinical services successful transition to telehealth technology
UToday wrote about the successful and speedy transition from clinical services to virtual, secure therapy within the UCalgary Psychology Clinic. Read more about it here!
Citation on Huffpost Parents
The Huffpost Parents wrote about the importantance of screning fathers for postpartum depression and cited our study! Read about it here!
Adopt-A-Momma
This year, we’re more than proud to be involved with a local charity, Made by Momma, for their Adopt-A-Momma Christmas program! Happy Holidays all!
PhD Defense - Ivan Sedov
A huge congratulations to Ivan Sedov who successfully defended his dissertation last week! We wish you the best in your future endeavors!