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Emily Anne Opala2025-09-10 12:00:442025-09-10 10:32:41Dr. Jennifer Williams Receives OBI-Banting Discovery Award for Brain Health ResearchLet us Feature Your Work
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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.
Emily McKay
Emily McKay is a Registered Nurse pursuing a Master of Science in Nursing at the University of British Columbia. Emily currently works at the Women’s Health Clinic at BC Women’s Hospital. She is also a Graduate Academic Assistant for Dr. Ojukwu, and works on several research studies centered around HIV...
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Emily Pullen
Sex-based research is a crucial component of health science, and Emily’s work focuses on exploring sex differences in autoimmunity, particularly the inflammatory mechanisms linked to cognitive decline following oophorectomy and the sex-based differences observed in Multiple Sclerosis. Her research spans in-vivo models to uncover the underlying mechanisms of these conditions,...
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Emma Skaug
Emma Skaug is an interdisciplinary master’s student at the University of Victoria, working in the Christie Lab (Division of Medical Sciences) and CHEERs Lab (Exercise and Physical Health Education), and collaborating with Canadian Sport Institute Pacific. Emma’s research investigates the impact of REDs on cerebrovascular endothelial function and cognitive performance....
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Emmanuela Ojukwu
Dr. Emmanuela Ojukwu is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia, School of Nursing. Her research focuses particularly on psychosocial and behavioral aspects of health promotion for marginalized populations, particularly African, Caribbean and Black women and youths. Her research niche intersects through major aspects of health including: racial...
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Enav Zusman
Dr. Enav Zusman is a PhD student in the Women+ and Children’s Health Sciences program at the University of British Columbia, working under the guidance of Dr. Tim Oberlander and Dr. Robert Platt. Her research interests include pharmacoepidemiology, perinatal epidemiology, reproductive health and mental health. The primary focus of her...
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Ephraim Senkyire
I am a registered general nurse (major paediatrics) with more than 7 years clinical experience. Currently, I am academic editor for PLOS ONE. Moreover, I am chair committee member for Global Alliance for Newborn Care (GLANCE). Furthermore, I am one of the student representative members for Global health programme at...
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Erica Maw
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Erika Comasco
Focusing on biological psychiatry, I research on the influence of sex hormones on women’s brain and behaviour.
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Erika Lachance
Erika Lachance, Support Services Assistant II, Campus Planning and Development Erika Lachance works as a Support Services Assistant II at UBCO and is a passionate ambassador for Women’s Health. She looks to promote awareness in her community by participating, engaging and receiving continued training on women’s health research topics.
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Erika Teeter
I am a Master’s student in the Galea lab at the University of Toronto. Previously, I completed my B.Sc. in Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of Toronto. I am passionate about advancing women’s health research and advocating for more work dedicated to examining sex-specific neurobiological factors surrounding neurodegenerative diseases,...
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Erin Bondy
Erin Bondy is a postdoctoral researcher and licensed psychological associate at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Her research interests lie in the dynamic interactions between ovarian hormones and immunological pathways as they relate to risk for psychopathology. In particular, her research focuses on understanding how changing hormones...
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Erin Fitzpatrick
Originally from Nova Scotia, Erin graduated with an Honours degree in Psychology from Dalhousie University in 2020. She is now an MA student in the Clinical Psychology program at UBC. With a special interest in body image, her research largely focuses on discovering novel methods for improving sexual and relationship...
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