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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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Connect With Our Members

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.

Alex DeCasien

Alex DeCasien

Principal Investigator National Institute on Aging Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Alex DeCasien, PhD, is an evolutionary neuroscientist and computational biologist dedicated to improving human health outcomes. Their research efforts are directed at understanding the underlying causes of sex/gender differences in the prevalence and presentation of neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. DeCasien received their BS, MA, MPhil, and PhD degrees from New York...
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Alex Lukey

Alex Lukey

Postdoctoral Fellow University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) School of Nursing
Alex Lukey is a registered nurse and postdoctoral fellow who completed a PhD in Population and Public Health from the University of British Columbia. Alex’s recent research has focused on ovarian cancer prevention, but her previous work has spanned cardiology, patient education, and health policy. During her PhD, Alex was...
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Alexa Govette

Alexa Govette

PhD Candidate University of Toronto Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Alexa is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Toronto under the supervision of Dr. Jenna Gillen in the Exercise, Nutrition and Health Lab. Her research focuses on understanding how exercise and nutrition can be used to improve cardiometabolic health in women, and mitigate the risk of developing type 2...
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Alexandra Brouillard

Alexandra Brouillard

PhD candidate Université du Québec à Montréal Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
I completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Montreal and am currently a doctoral student in psychology at the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM; research and intervention profile) under the supervision of Marie-France Marin, Ph.D. For my thesis, I am interested in the effects of the...
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Alexandra Kane

Alexandra Kane

Graduate Student University of Ottawa Gender, Society, and Health
Alexandra is a graduate student in the Masters of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences program at the University of Ottawa with a passion for women’s reproductive health through a health systems and policy lens.
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Alexandra Pelletier

Alexandra Pelletier

Student Université de Hearst Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Hi there! My name is Alexandra, and I am currently a fourth-year psychology student with aspirations of pursuing advanced studies in medicine and research. Residing in Northern Ontario, I value the strong sense of community and resilience that has shaped both my personal and academic journey. I am particularly passionate...
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Alexandra Walters

Alexandra Walters

Post-doctoral Fellow University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Alexandra completed her PhD in physical activity for persons experiencing disability in 2024. She is completing her post-doctoral fellowship with Dr. Heather Gainforth at UBC-Okanagan. Her current work focuses on evaluating the meaningful engagement of research partners in disability research partnerships. This research is an extension of her SSHRC-funded PhD...
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Alexandra Williams

Alexandra Williams

Postdoctoral Fellow University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
I am a clinical cardiovascular physiologist, currently a postdoctoral fellow at UBC’s Faculty of Medicine and the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD). Although spanning a range of different conceptual approaches and methodologies, my research is increasingly focused on the investigation of sex-based differences in the autonomic control of the...
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Alexandra Ycaza Herrera

Alexandra Ycaza Herrera

Assistant Professor University of Southern California Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Dr. Ycaza Herrera is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. Her research focuses on the ability of estradiol to modulate the cortisol response in women. To investigate how ovarian hormone levels modulate the adrenal cortisol and progesterone responses to stress, she...
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Alexia Bloch

Alexia Bloch

Professor University of British Columbia Gender, Society, and Health Department of Anthropology
Since joining the Anthropology Department at UBC in 2000, my research has focused on two key areas: the transformations in daily life, social relationships, and well being brought about by the end of socialist states; and how the substantial influx of undocumented migrants and refugees into Europe and other destination...
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Alexis Cullen

Alexis Cullen

Principal Researcher Karolinska Institutet Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Dr Alexis E. Cullen is a Principal Researcher in Psychiatric Epidemiology at the Karolinska Institutet (Sweden) and a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London (UK). Her interdisciplinary research focuses on the aetiological mechanisms underlying psychotic disorders and long-term outcomes for people...
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Ali Tracy

Ali Tracy

PhD Student University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) Department of Psychology
Ali received her B.A. (Hon’s) in Psychology in 2016 from the University of British Columbia Okanagan and is now a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Program at UBC. The overarching goal of her research is to better understand resiliency factors related to Major Depressive Disorder in order to inform...
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