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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.
Elvisha Dhamala
Elvisha Dhamala, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Behavioral Sciences at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health where she directs the Brain-Based Predictive Modeling Laboratory. Her research program seeks to characterize the neurobiological underpinnings of human behavior, with an emphasis on understanding the extent...
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Emilie Theberge
Emilie completed her Medical Genetics MSc. at UBC in 2022 and is currently a clinical research coordinator. She is affiliated with the departments of medical genetics and cardiology under the faculty of medicine, co-supervised by Dr. Anna Lehman and Dr. Tara Sedlak. She is conducting clinical research at the intersection...
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Emily Berg
Emily is a PhD student at the University of Alberta’s School of Public Health. Her research is centred around the ethics and outcomes of providing harm reduction care in acute-care settings for systemically marginalized populations. In her spare time, Emily enjoys playing too many sports, reading, traveling to the lake...
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Emily Camero
My name is Emily Camero and I am an intern at Robin Health. Our goal is to help people gain access to affordable screening clinics without insurance. We are open to hearing people’s stories and the pros/cons of the systems.
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Emily Jacobs
Emily holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of California, Berkeley and a B.A. in Neuroscience from Smith College. Prior to moving to UCSB in 2016, she was an Instructor at Harvard Medical School and the Department of Medicine/Division of Women’s Health at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. She has...
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Emily Lott
I am interested in understanding the role of the brain in the development and augmentation of female reproductive disorders including polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the leading cause of infertility. Using a transgenic approach, I am investigating whether aberrant androgen signaling in the brain programs neuroendocrine and reproductive features associated with...
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Emily May
My research focuses on the impact of ovarian hormones on the brain and behavior, particularly in context integration and mind-body connection. I am deeply motivated by improving the lives of understudied women and gender diverse individuals through this understanding. I am currently a Max Planck School of Cognition doctoral student...
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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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