Portrait of Dr. Gabrielle Rigney

Dr. Gabrielle Rigney

BPsyc(Hons), PhD

Senior Lecturer

School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences

Appleton Institute

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About Me

Gabrielle Rigney is a Senior Lecturer and Honours Thesis Coordinator in Psychology at the Appleton Institute, CQUniversity Australia, based in Adelaide. Her primary research focus is on paediatric sleep and sleep education. Gabrielle completed her PhD in 2015, evaluating a school-based sleep education program for pre-adolescents. Following her PhD, she undertook a post-doctoral fellowship at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, where she collaborated with a team of paediatric sleep specialists across Canada to develop eHealth programs for parents of children with insomnia. Her post-doctoral fellowship focused on adapting an eHealth sleep intervention for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, utilizing a transdiagnostic approach to treatment. Gabrielle is passionate about sleep education and continues to develop eHealth programs for teachers and has been working with a team to tailor sleep hygiene guidelines specifically for shift workers. 

General

Universities Studied At

PhD, University of South Australia (2015)

BPsych(Hons), University of South Australia (2010)

Universities Worked At

Dalhousie University (2016-2018)
University of South Australia (2010-2016)

Research Supervision

Accreditation

I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:

  • 5299 Other psychology

Current Capacity

I am currently available to supervise more research candidates

Current Supervision

Doctor of Philosophy
Raising children in Indonesia: the role of co-parenting and religiousity in children’s adjustment
Associate Supervisor
Doctor of Philosophy
The role of self-compassion in improving sleep and wellbeing in parents and children with sleep problems.
Associate Supervisor
Doctor of Philosophy
Shaping-up shift worker shut-eye: developing and trialling interventions for healthy sleep practices in shift workers
Associate Supervisor

Research Interests

Psychology

Clinical and health psychology - Health psychology
Sleep

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Teaching

Higher Education

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