Dr. Bender is Clinical Program Director of Athlete Services at the Centre for Sleep and Human Performance and is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. She received her PhD and Master of Science degrees in Experimental Psychology from Washington State University specializing in sleep EEG.
Her current research focuses on optimizing sleep in Canadian Olympic Team athletes and the impact on performance. Her research interests stem from being an athlete herself; she is a Hall of Fame basketball player, has enjoyed some mountaineering, completed an Ironman in 2009, and currently runs after her 3 children who are all 5 and under. She is driven to help high-performers optimize sleep to enhance their well-being and productivity.
Catch her on Twitter @sleep4sport
S4P Radio, Season 4 Episode 3: Sleep and Performance in Basketball with Jordan Fox
S4P Radio, Season 4, Episode 2: Open Water Swimming with Bec Johnson and Paul Blackbeard
S4P Radio, Sleep Science Audio Abstract 13: A Critical Review of Consumer Wearables
S4P Radio, Season 4, Episode 1: Circadian Rhythm and Light Therapy with Dr Myriam Juda
S4P Radio, Special Episode - Fitness and Health with Jason Donaldson
S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 12: Sleep and Mental Health with Dr. Michael Grandner
S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 11: Dr David Cunnington, Sleep Physician
S4P Radio, Sleep Science Audio Abstract 12: Sleep and Weight Cutting in Combat Sports Athletes
S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 10: Nutrition and Shiftwork with Charlotte Gupta
S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 9: Athletes and Sleep with Dr. Meeta Singh
S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 8: Sleep and Fatigue Offshore with Vanessa Riethmeister
S4P Radio, Special Episode, Cyrus Milne - Swimming the English Channel
S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 7: Circadian Rhythms with Professor Sean Cain
S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 6: Sleep and Fatigue Research with Dr. Raymond Matthews
S4P Radio, Sleep Science Audio Abstract 11: Sleep practices implemented by team sport coaches and sport science support staff
S4P Radio, Special Episode, Dr. Marc Bubbs - Peak: The New Science of Performance that is Revolutionizing Sports
S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 5: Fighting, Sleeping and Philosophy with Ciaran O'Regan
S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 4: Exercise and its effects on sleep and mental illness with Oscar Lederman
S4P Radio, Sleep Science Audio Abstract 10: Weekend ‘catch-up sleep’ is a lie.
S4P Radio, Season 3, Episode 3: Achieving Balance. Business, Study & Martial Arts with Lachlan Giles
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