Dr. Rosie Gibson has a background in psychology, aged care, and clinical sleep practice. She is an Associate Professor at Massey University’s School of Psychology where she is affiliated with the Health and Ageing Research Team and Sleep/Wake Research Centre. She is also Vice President of the New Zealand Association of Gerontology.
Rosie’s research focuses on sleep across the lifespan, with a particular interest in ageing, dementia, and informal caregiving. She uses mixed methods to better understand experiences of sleep with ageing, factors affecting sleep, and non-pharmacological approaches to supporting sleep health. She also has a growing interest in sleep as a social construct, including discourses, perceptions, and patterning of sleep among diverse populations within Aotearoa New Zealand.