The Canadian Sleep Society is inviting you to vote for the next CSS Board member ! You will need to register and be a CSS member to vote. Please cast your vote before April 11, 2025 4PM (ET) by clicking here.
There is currently only one opening on the CSS Executive Board, for the position of Member-at-large (Trainee). We currently have 3 nominees for this role. You will find their bios below. You can also access a short video where all nominees present themselves by clicking here.
Emily Wildeboer (nominated by Penny Corkum)
Emily Wildeboer is a senior PhD student in Clinical Psychology at Dalhousie University under the supervision of Drs. Penny Corkum and Elizabeth Keys. Her research focuses on the development and evaluation of an online training program for healthcare providers related to behavioural sleep problems in early childhood. Emily’s other research interests include sleep and neurodevelopmental disorders, family/patient engagement in research, and neuropsychological assessment in patients with spatial neglect. Clinically, Emily is child-focused, meaning she provides assessment of and treatment for mental health and learning difficulties in children and teens. Emily’s work is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CGS-D), Research Nova Scotia (Scotia Scholars Award), and the Maritime SPOR Support Unit (Trainee Research Award). She currently serves as a Co-Student Representative on the Executive for the Association for Psychologists of Nova Scotia (APNS).
Mahtab Matin
Mahtab Matin is a PhD student in the Nursing program at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, working under the supervision of Dr. Elizabeth Keys. With a background in Midwifery, she has focused on promoting infant health and nutrition. Her PhD dissertation investigates how different infant feeding types (i.e., donor human milk, exclusive breastfeeding, and formula milk) influence sleep outcomes and gut microbiome composition in full-term infants exposed to intrapartum antibiotics. Mahtab brings experience from previous research collaborations on biotic supplementation and sleep behaviours aimed at improving infants’ well-being, and is passionate about bridging research with real-world impact.
She possesses strong communication skills and professional networks, with active involvement in scientific communities, including the Canadian Sleep Society and the Canadian National Perinatal Research Meeting. Her academic contributions include serving as a co-chair of the Speaking Club at the SLUMBER Lab, participating as a peer reviewer for conferences and journals, and collaborating on sleep-related projects. Mahtab is also an invited panellist on the use of artificial intelligence in nursing science and is actively engaged in promoting academic integrity through educational initiatives at UBC Okanagan.
With a strong commitment to knowledge translation and community engagement, Mathab has served as a family engagement facilitator, collaborating with families to ensure research is meaningful and accessible. She has also created educational videos on sleep health equity. Mahtab’s involvement in interdisciplinary research collaborations, manuscript preparation, and educational activities aligns well with the responsibilities of the CSS Board. Her valuable international experience, including training in Iran and collaborations with sleep researchers outside of Canada, complements their Canadian-based training.
Mahtab is enthusiastic about contributing to the CSS as a member-at-large (Trainee), promoting educational initiatives, supporting conference activities, and fostering connections within the sleep research community. Her goal is to advocate for student engagement and help amplify the society’s initiatives through collaboration, communication, and knowledge translation.
Stanley Wong (nominated by Michael Mak)
Stanley Wong is a PGY-3 General Psychiatry Resident at the University of Toronto who is passionate about the interface between sleep and mental health. He received his MD from the University of Ottawa. He is currently the Chief Resident at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and is incoming Chief Resident for the Clinician Scientist Program within the Department of Psychiatry. His academic interests are in investigating the efficacy and safety of novel therapeutic interventions in sleep disorders and their potential impacts on mental health under the supervision of Dr. Michael Mak. Interventions include GLP-1 receptor agonists, weighted blankets, and other emerging interventions being investigated. He is also a recipient of the Labatt Family Network Discovery Grant and is involved as a co-investigator in CIHR funded research. He aspires to continue pursuing his academic research and clinical interests in improving sleep for everyone through clinical research, education through knowledge translation, and high quality clinical care.
To access the curriculum vitae of those nominated, please reach out to florence@css-scs.ca as this information can only be shared with our members.