Penny Corkum

FoS Killam Prize (2011)
Associate Professor
Psychology Department 

Education

1999 Ph.D., Ontario Institute for Studies in
Education at University of Toronto

1990 MA, U of Toronto

1986 BSc, Dalhousie University

Professional Appointments

2001 - Present, Psychologist, NS Board of
Examiners in Psychology
2003- Scientific Staff, Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre


Papers

4 Refereed Publications
31 Publications
2 Peer Reviewed Manuscripts in progress
6 Non-refereed Publications
78 Conference Presentations
 

    

                                       

Dr. Penny Corkum is a Registered Psychologist with a background in School and Child Clinical psychology. She is an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at Dalhousie University. Dr. Corkum is cross-appointed in Psychiatry and Pediatrics as well as being on Scientific Staff at IWK Health Centre. In addition to her academic appointments, she is a Psychologist and Co-Director of the Colchester East Hants ADHD Clinic. She conducts clinical research in the areas of child psychopathology (particularly ADHD) and pediatric sleep.


Her research is funded by CIHR, SSHRC, NSHRF and the IWK. The results of her studies have been published in psychology, psychiatry and sleep journals. She is the recipient of the Roger Broughton Young Investigator Award which is given each year to a scientist for important early career research contributions in the area of sleep. One of her research areas is aimed at the intervention of pediatric sleep problems, with the primary goal to reduce the negative impact of sleep problems on the development of the child (e.g., attention, learning, behaviour, social-emotional) and the functioning of the family.