Our members are dedicated to advancing women’s health and do so through their roles as scientists, students, patient advocates, journalists, nonprofit professionals, healthcare practitioners, civil servants, and more. With over 1200 members across more than 46 countries worldwide, our members are driving change by conducting cutting-edge research, influencing policy, and fostering collaborations that improve health outcomes for women globally.

Member News

Rising Researcher Advancing Women’s Brain Health: Dr. Pia Campagna Receives Elizabeth Young New Investigator Award

Dr. Pia Campagna, Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and a member of the Women’s Health Research Cluster, has been named a recipient of the Elizabeth Young New Investigator Award by the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD). This award recognizes promising early-career researchers advancing innovative research on…
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Rising Researcher and Advocate: Dr. Bonnie Lee Advancing Women’s Brain Health

Dr. Bonnie Lee, Lead of Research and Advocacy at the Women’s Health Research Cluster and Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, is emerging as a powerful voice in women’s brain health and Alzheimer’s disease research. Her work is helping to uncover critical sex-specific factors that shape how neurodegenerative diseases develop and progress.…
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Trailblazing: Dr. Neill Epperson Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Dr. Neill Epperson, Robert Freedman Endowed Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Anschutz School of Medicine, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine. This distinction recognizes individuals whose outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service have made a profound impact on the advancement of medical science…
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Our Expert Database connects you with multidisciplinary women’s health researchers, professors, and trainees. Use this platform to find a collaborator for your research project, identify an expert to comment on current events, discover a supervisor for your graduate work and more. Alternatively, browse the profiles below to get to know our members.

Caroline Kokorudz

Caroline Kokorudz

MD/MSc Student University of Calgary Gender, Society, and Health
Caroline is currently a medical student in the joint MSc/MD program at the University of Calgary, conducting research under the supervision of Dr. Sandra Dumanski. She is exploring the impact of controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) on perceptions of body image with the aim of optimizing patient-oriented COS treatment. During her...
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Carrie Elrick

Carrie Elrick

Carrie is a passionate believer in creating work environments that have impact and prosperity. She aids in developing equity at the social at the policy level to ensure people can bring their best to what they do each day. Her engaging approach works to involve individuals, policymakers, and leaders in...
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Cassandra Szoeke

Cassandra Szoeke

Professor Monash University Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
GAICD, AFAIDH, PhD,  FRACP, AMA(M),  MBBS,  BSc(Hons) Professor Cassandra Szoeke is a Full Academic Professor, Clinician, Speaker and Author. As Principal Investigator of the Women’s Healthy Ageing Project, the longest study of women’s health in Australia, she authored the book Secrets of Women’s Healthy Ageing, which was highly commended in...
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Catie Futhey

Catie Futhey

Medical Student Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) Medicine
Catie is a medical student at the University of British Columbia. She also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience from the University of McGill.
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Catriona Hippman

Catriona Hippman

Postdoctoral Fellow University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) Medicine
Dr. Hippman is a postdoctoral research fellow with the BC Women’s Reproductive Mental Health Program, the UBC Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and the University of Calgary Faculty of Nursing. Her fellowship is supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Killam Trusts, the...
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Cecile Ladouceur

Cecile Ladouceur

Professor University of Pittsburgh Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Dr. Ladouceur is a tenured Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Psychology and a member of the training faculty in the Center for Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh (CNUP). She is a clinical child psychologist and...
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Celena Cherian

Celena Cherian

Graduate Student University of British Columbia Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Celena’s research is focused on understanding the sex differences in growth and body size at a cellular level. As a PhD student in the Rideout Lab at UBC, she works with the mighty fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). She is investigating mitochondrial function and protein synthesis in adipose tissue to find...
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Celine Bencker

Celine Bencker

PhD Candidate University of Vienna Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
I am a PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Vienna. My work focuses on understanding the complex psychobiological relationship between premenstrual symptoms and stress across the menstrual cycle. Furthermore, I am generally interested in broader aspects of female mental health and affective changes throughout the female reproductive...
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Celine Camon

Celine Camon

PhD Candidate University of Otago Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Celine is a final year PhD Candidate in the Centre for Neuroendocrinology at the University of Otago, New Zealand. She completed her BSc (Hons) in physiology while in Ireland and is currently undertaking a laboratory exchange at UCLA in Los Angeles. Celine research interests are around understanding how estrogen treatment,...
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Charity Mudhikwa

Charity Mudhikwa

MSc Student Simon Fraser University Gender, Society, and Health
Charity is a graduate student in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University in the Master of Science in Public Health program. Her research is focused on understanding how racism is measured in epidemiological research in Canada, and also exploring associations with women’s sexual health outcomes. She also...
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