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Penny Corkum is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada and has contributed extensively to research primarily in the fields of Psychology and Medicine. Their work has a strong emphasis on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, as well as Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Additional subfields of study include Psychiatry and Mental Health and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The main topics of Penny Corkum's research cover a variety of areas related to child development and sleep disorders. These topics include:

  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

They have published frequently in several academic journals, with the most common venues being:

  • Frontiers in Sleep
  • Research in Developmental Disabilities
  • Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology
  • Brain Sciences
  • Children

Penny Corkum has collaborated with a number of frequent co-authors, including:

  • Isabel M. Smith
  • Christine T. Chambers
  • Shelly K. Weiss
  • Gabrielle Rigney
  • O. Ipsiroglu

Notable recent papers include:

  • A Transdiagnostic Self-management Web-Based App for Sleep Disturbance in Adolescents and Young Adults: Feasibility and Acceptability Study, 2021, JMIR Formative Research
  • An eHealth insomnia intervention for children with neurodevelopmental disorders: Results of a usability study, 2020, Research in Developmental Disabilities
  • Barriers and facilitators to treating insomnia in children with autism spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental disorders: Parent and health care professional perspectives, 2020, Research in Developmental Disabilities
  • A systematic review of online parent-implemented interventions for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, 2021, Children s Health Care
  • Children's Sleep During COVID-19: How Sleep Influences Surviving and Thriving in Families, 2021, Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Best Publications

  • Is the Continuous Performance Task a Valuable Research Tool for use with Children with Attention‐Deficit‐Hyperactivity Disorder?

    Penny V. Corkum;Linda S. Siegel

  • Sleep Disturbances in Children With Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

    Penny Corkum;Rosemary Tannock;Harvey Moldofsky

  • Sleep Problems in Children With Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Impact of Subtype, Comorbidity, and Stimulant Medication

    Penny Corkum;Harvey Moldofsky;Sheilah Hogg-Johnson;Tom Humphries

  • Developing a measure of sluggish cognitive tempo for children: Content validity, factor structure, and reliability

    Ann Marie Penny;Daniel A. Waschbusch;Raymond M. Klein;Penny Corkum

  • Actigraphy and parental ratings of sleep in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

    Penny Corkum;Rosemary Tannock;Harvey Moldofsky;Sheilah Hogg-Johnson

  • Interference control in children with and without ADHD: a systematic review of Flanker and Simon task performance

    Jennifer C. Mullane;Penny V. Corkum;Raymond M. Klein;Elizabeth McLaughlin

  • Manipulating Sleep Duration Alters Emotional Functioning and Cognitive Performance in Children

    Jennifer L. Vriend;Fiona D. Davidson;Penny V. Corkum;Benjamin Rusak

  • Behavioral, situational, and temporal effects of treatment of ADHD with methylphenidate.

    Russell J. Schachar;Rosemary Tannock;Charles Cunningham;Penny V. Corkum

  • Assessment and management of sleep problems in youths with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

    Samuele Cortese;Thomas E. Brown;Penny Corkum;Reut Gruber

  • Parental Knowledge of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Opinions of Treatment Options: Impact on Enrolment and Adherence to a 12-Month Treatment Trial

    Penny Corkum;Pearl Rimer;Russell Schachar

  • ABCs of SLEEPING: A review of the evidence behind pediatric sleep practice recommendations

    Stephanie L. Allen;Melissa D. Howlett;J. Aimée Coulombe;Penny V. Corkum;Penny V. Corkum

  • Behavioral Interventions for Sleep Problems in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Current Findings and Future Directions

    Jennifer L Vriend;Penny V Corkum;Erin C Moon;Isabel M Smith

  • Future research directions in sleep and ADHD: report of a consensus working group.

    Judith A. Owens;Reut Gruber;Thomas Brown;Penny Corkum

  • Alerting, Orienting, and Executive Attention in Children With ADHD:

    Jennifer C. Mullane;Penny V. Corkum;Raymond M. Klein;Elizabeth N. McLaughlin

  • Validating the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire Against Polysomnography and Actigraphy in School-Aged Children.

    Adria Nora Markovich;Melissa Anne Gendron;Penny Violet Corkum

  • Acute Impact of Immediate Release Methylphenidate Administered Three Times a Day on Sleep in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

    Penny Corkum;Rachel Panton;Sarah Ironside;Marilyn Macpherson

  • Better Nights/Better Days—Distance Intervention for Insomnia in School-Aged Children With/Without ADHD: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Penny Corkum;Patricia Lingley-Pottie;Fiona Davidson;Patrick McGrath

  • Circadian motor activity affected by stimulant medication in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

    Sarah Ironside;Fiona Davidson;Penny Corkum

  • Clinical management of behavioral insomnia of childhood.

    Jennifer Vriend;Penny Corkum

  • Case Study: A Case-Series Evaluation of a Behavioral Sleep Intervention for Three Children with Autism and Primary Insomnia

    Erin C. Moon;Penny Corkum;Isabel M. Smith

  • A Systematic Review to Explore the Feasibility of a Behavioural Sleep Intervention for Insomnia in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Transdiagnostic Approach

    Gabrielle Rigney;Nicole S. Ali;Penny V. Corkum;Cary A. Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Isabel M. Smith
Isabel M. Smith Dalhousie University
Christine T. Chambers
Christine T. Chambers Dalhousie University
Graham J. Reid
Graham J. Reid University of Western Ontario
Charles E. Cunningham
Charles E. Cunningham McMaster University
Raymond M. Klein
Raymond M. Klein Dalhousie University
Rosemary Tannock
Rosemary Tannock University of Toronto
Russell Schachar
Russell Schachar University of Toronto
Daniel A. Waschbusch
Daniel A. Waschbusch Pennsylvania State University
Sherry H. Stewart
Sherry H. Stewart Dalhousie University
Linda S. Siegel
Linda S. Siegel University of British Columbia

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