Kristin completed her PhD in the Clinical Psychology program at Ryerson under Dr. Carney’s supervision in 2019.  She completed her predoctoral internship in the Mood & Anxiety Division at CAMH.

For her doctoral research, she compared patient experiences with CBT-I to presumed theoretical treatment mechanisms, and investigating how these factors relate to treatment outcomes. Her Master’s work was also supervised by Dr. Carney and was focused on arousal in individuals with insomnia. Specifically, she investigated the relationship between insomnia and subjective and physiological indices of startle in darkened conditions.

Other research projects Kristin has been involved with include:

• Scoping review of sleep-focused smartphone apps for teens (manuscript being prepared for submission)
• A paper presenting results from another Ryerson student’s dissertation data, which examines differences in sleep processes in different clinical populations, including those with GAD and BPD
• Co-supervision of an undergraduate student on a project examining factors that contribute to self-reported patient insomnia severity upon completion of the CBT-I intervention

Kristin was also a therapist in the ongoing SAD Lab clinical trial of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia.

Kristin completed her BA in Honours Psychology at The University of Western Ontario.  She previously received a double major BA (English Literature and Political Science) from McGill University.