Dr. Elaine Waddington Lamont is a neuroscientist and Contract Instructor in the Departments of Psychology and Neuroscience at Carleton University. Her research focuses on the nervous system of Pacific salmon. She completed two post-doctoral fellowships. The first, at McGill University, focused on human circadian rhythms and their disruption by shift-work and Alzheimer’s disease. The second, at Carleton University, in the laboratory of Dr. Alfonso Abizaid, where she studied circadian rhythms and obesity. She completed her PhD in 2005 at the Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology at Concordia University. Her doctoral thesis was awarded the Governor General’s Gold Medal. Elaine currently serves as Secretary on the board of directors of Ancoura, a non-profit organization working to provide housing and community for adults struggling with mental illness.