Joseph De Koninck (English and French)
Professor Emeritus, School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Professor De Koninck, who is affiliated with uOttawa’s Brain and Mind Research Institute, is an expert on neuroscience, including sleep and psychological adaptation. He agrees with the Canadian Sleep Society’s stance on the practice of daylight savings time (DST):
“Maintaining optimal sleep and optimal alignment of the human circadian clock with daytime activities is achieved with ST. Indeed, not only does DST induce sleep deprivation at its inception in the spring but it enforces later darkness during the summer, favoring delayed bedtime, social jetlag and more sleep loss. The Canadian Sleep Society recommends the termination of the practice of the DST in favor of the reinstatement of permanent Standard Time.”
Stuart Fogel (English only)
Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, and Director, Sleep Research Laboratory.
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Professor Fogel’s research interests include cognitive neuroscience, sleep and sleep disorders, and mental health and society.