Dr. Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri
Associate Dean of Research & Graduate Studies |听FRQS Research Scholar Junior 2 Scientist | Prix du Quebec | William Dawson Scholar |听Director of Clinical Training for Counselling, 不良研究所听Psychoeducational & Counselling Clinic
- Regular Researcher, H么pital en sant茅 mentale Rivi猫re-des-Prairies (CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'脦le-de-Montr茅al)
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, Universit茅 de Montr茅al
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Universit茅 de Montr茅al
- Development and consolidation of the sleep-wake cycle in infants and children
- Mental health
- Parental expectations
- Families
- Sleep disorders (children and adults)听
- Child development听
- Attachment
- Polysomnography
- Autonomic nervous system
- Heart rate variability听
- Premature birth
Dr. Pennestri investigates the development of the sleep-wake cycle in infancy, in relation with physical and mental health, family functioning, and parental expectations. Her research program also focuses on more vulnerable populations, such as social pediatric, foster children and premature birth. Dr. Pennestri completed a Ph.D. in Psychology at the Universit茅 de Montr茅al and was trained at the Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, where she specialized in sleep, sleep disorders and cardiovascular function. She pursued a postdoctoral fellowship at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, where she worked on several developmental psychology projects. In addition, Dr. Pennestri is a clinical psychologist working with children, adolescents, and adults (clinical license: Ordre des Psychologues du Qu茅bec; H么pital en sant茅 mentale Rivi猫res-des-Prairies). She has a multidisciplinary approach and her projects integrate physiological and psychological measures. Her research program is funded by SSHRC, CIHR, FRQS, and FRQSC. She has been named as a FRQS Research Scholar Junior 1 and Junior 2 Scientist and she received the Bourse Yvon Gauthier Award from the Association Qu茅b茅coise pour la Sant茅 Mentale du Nourrisson and the Wayne Hening Young Investigator Award from the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group. In October 2024, Dr. Pennestri was听a finalist for the Prix Hubert-Reeves - Rel猫ve scientifique, part of the Prix du Quebec.
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- Postdoctorate Fellowship, Douglas Research Centre / 不良研究所
- Ph.D., Universit茅 de Montr茅al: Research/Clinical Psychology
- M.Ps., Universit茅 de Montr茅al: Clinical Psychology
- (2021-2026) The associations between infant sleep, parental sleep and the quality of the parent-infant relationship: a longitudinal study in mothers and fathers;听Principal investigator;听Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) -听($258,561)
- (2021-2024) Sommeil apr猫s une commotion c茅r茅brale : Impact sur le bien-锚tre et le听fonctionnement familial; Co-investigator;听Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) - ($221,587)
- (2020-2021)听Online cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for insomnia and anxiety in older adults:听a feasibility study using e-SPACE, a multidomain web platform for health promotion;听Co-investigator;听Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de g茅riatrie de Montr茅al, Programme d鈥檃ppui 脿 des projets de recherche strat茅giques et structurants -听($10,000)
- (2019-2022)听Am茅liorer le sommeil de son enfant: une intervention innovante et听b茅n茅fique pour les familles vivant en contexte de vuln茅rabilit茅; Co-investigator;听Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) - ($173,150)
- (2018-2023) Transition to parenthood: realistic sleep-related expectations as a protective factor for mothers' and fathers' mental health;听Principal investigator; Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR, Project Grant) -听($353,203)
- (2018-2022)听Mieux comprendre les liens entre le sommeil du nourrisson, les interactions m猫re-enfant, la sant茅 mentale des parents, et la sant茅 mentale et physique des enfants: une perspective familiale;听Principal investigator; Salary Award - Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec-Sant茅 Grant (FRQS) - ($80,000)
- (2017-2022)听R茅pondre aux besoins d茅veloppementaux des enfants qui vivent en situation de听vuln茅rabilit茅 psychosociale et de n茅gligence 鈥� Groupe de recherche et d'intervention aupr猫s des enfants vuln茅rables et n茅glig茅s (GRIN);听Co-investigator;听Fonds qu茅b茅cois de recherche soci茅t茅 et culture (FRQSC) -听($592,000)
- (2016-2019) -听Quality of infant and maternal sleep as predictors of the mother-infant听relationship: the moderating influence of maternal perceptions and expectations;听Principal investigator;听Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) -听($63,819)
- (2017-2019) -听D茅veloppement du sommeil du nourrisson, dans le contexte de la transition 脿 la听parentalit茅: qu鈥檈n pensent maman et papa?;听Principal investigator;听Association qu茅b茅coise pour la sant茅 mentale des nourrissons -听($2,500)
- (2018-2019) - Increasing the dissemination of best practices in psychology: Practice guidelines,听practice-research networks, clinical tools, progress tracking, and evidence based听practice;听Co-investigator;听Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC, Connection Grant) -听($45,761)
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