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Dr Rosemary Gibson is an Associate Professor at the School of Psychology, Massey University, New Zealand. Her research focuses on the sociology of sleep, ageing, disease, caregiving, and how modern society commodifies sleep. She collaborates internationally, including at the University of Surrey, and leads studies like “The Role of Sleep in Healthy Ageing and Living Well with Dementia” and “Caring around the Clock: Providing a Framework for Improving Sleep Health of Family Carers”.
- BSc in Psychology, University of Plymouth (2005)
- MSc in Psychology, Massey University (2009)
- PhD in Psychology, Massey University (2015)
Her expertise spans sleep across the lifespan, non-pharmacological approaches to sleep health, and sleep as a social construct. Current projects include “Sensationalising Sleep: Discourses and Practices of Sleep in Aotearoa” (Marsden Fast Start Fund, 2023–2026) and “Pai te moe, pai te ora. Understanding the Influence of Sleep in Aotearoa” (Massey University Strategic Research Excellence Fund, 2023). She co-investigates the AWESSoM programme (National Science Challenge Ageing Well grant, 2019–2024) and the Health Work and Retirement cohort study.
Scientific Awards:
- Mentor award from NEST (2023)
- International fellowship at Surrey University (2023)
- Best Poster Prize (2022)
- Invited research visitor at Kobe University (2020)
- Best Poster Prize (2019)
- Massey Research Team Medal (2011)
- 3MT Competition winner (2011)
- Massey doctoral scholarship (2010)
- Masters Scholarship (2008)
She supervises doctoral students and contributes to strengthening international research networks through seminars and workshops on sleep sociology. Her work integrates mixed methods to explore sleep experiences, predictors of care transitions, and sociocultural discourses in Aotearoa New Zealand.
