Brock PhD grad delves into the study of sleep
The first article I read on my new Feedly was from The Brock News and was based on a former Brock student. In the article, Royette Tavernier shares how she discovered her continuous topic of research on sleep. I found it very interesting how she found her fascination with sleep simply through her interactions and time spent with others on a conference trip one year while she was at Brock. It is amazing that by just noticing the daily environment around you, you can create a whole life path for yourself, which you are passionate about. Tavernier's found interest in people's sleep patterns led her to make her master's research about how Canadian students cope with life adjustments, and then led her to be able to study the role that sleep plays for overall wellbeing and adjustment among university students for her PhD. Now Tavernier gets to study alongside Dr. Adam at Northwestern University. Dr. Adam is a developmental psychologist and an expert in the developmental psychobiology of stress and sleep, which provides a great opportunity for Tavernier to further her research.
Not only did I find Tavernier's story inspiring but I also learnt something from the article. Tavernier taught me that my relationships with my friends and peers are very important for my sleep because the social support that they provide will help me to deal with any emotional distress that I may have from university life.
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