Full Name
Dr. Cynthia Carney, Ph.D, CPsych
Job Title
Professor and Director of the Sleep and Depression Laboratory
Organization
Toronto Metropolitan University
Speaker Bio
Dr. Colleen E. Carney is a Professor and Director of the Sleep and Depression Laboratory at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. They are the current President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders Special Interest Group. Dr. Carney was previously on faculty at Duke University Medical Center, where they were a recipient of the prestigious National Sleep Foundation’s Pickwick Fellowship. Main research areas include: how to best treat insomnia in the context of other mental health conditions and understanding comorbid insomnias. Dr. Carney’s 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. As part of their clinical trial research, the SADLAB provides free Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for those with insomnia and other conditions. Dr. Carney 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). Dr. Carney has over 100 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.
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