Dig In! Spring Ahead or Fall Behind? Daylight Saving and Kids’ Health
March 12 | 12 p.m., MST | Free Webinar
You may or may not be a fan of daylight saving time, depending on your job, hobbies, whether or not you have children, or a number of other factors. However, as it currently stands in Alberta, we will all be expected to “spring ahead” come March 10, 2024.
We know that sleep is important to everyone’s health, and even more so when considering childhood development. Does daylight saving time help or hinder childhood development?
Join UCalgary alum and expert Shelly Qualtieri, BA’99, to explore the importance of sleep for children’s overall health.
Registration is now closed. Thank you for your interest!
Shelly Qualtieri (she/her)
Founder and owner, Shelly Qualtieri & Associates Counselling & Coaching
Shelly Qualtieri, BA’99, is a registered social worker with a master's degree in investigations management. She is a consultant and trainer with the Centre for Suicide Prevention and facilitates training for the Crisis Trauma Resource Institute and the ACHIEVE Centre for Leadership & Workplace Performance. She has worked in the areas of mental health, justice, child and family services, homelessness, addictions, and domestic violence, and has taught at the university level. The mission of her practice is focused on providing individuals and organizations with bite-sized, practical strategies to develop and grow important coping mechanisms and to understand where behaviours and emotions can come from while increasing optimism, empowerment and growth.
Kate Wong (she/her)
Registered Nurse, Alberta Children’s Hospital, PhD Candidate
Kate Wong, BN’12, is the current president and chair of the UCalgary Alumni Association Board of Directors. She has been a registered nurse at the Alberta Children’s Hospital for 11 years, specializing in paediatric hospice and palliative care. Kate is currently a PhD candidate studying children’s experiences of having a serious life-threatening or life-shortening illness. She has been a longstanding volunteer with the university and the Faculty of Nursing, where she served as president and co-president of the Nursing Alumni Committee from 2012 to 2019.
About Dig In!
The UCalgary Alumni Dig In! series lets you dig in to timely and compelling topics. Join us for unique and interactive discussions examining current events, issues and trends.
Alumni programs are made possible through the generous support of UCalgary Alumni Association Partners TD Insurance and Manulife.