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Alexa Govette
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
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 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 Walters
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
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
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
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
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 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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Alice Mei
Alice is an undergraduate student in the Faculty of Science at the University of British Columbia. She has been awarded the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Summer Program Advancing Research Knowledge & Skills (SPARKS). Alice’s research lies in understanding changing contraceptive use (oral contraceptive pills, LNG-IUS, non-hormonal IUDs, tubal sterilization)...
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Alicia Duval
Alicia Duval is a Clinical Psychology Ph.D. student at McGill University, specializing in neuropsychology. Her doctoral research focuses on the impact of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) on cardiovascular and cognitive outcomes. She is particularly interested in exploring mindfulness-based interventions for individuals with PCOS. Twitter: @aliciamarieduval
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Alisha Puri
Alisha Puri is a public health professional certified by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC). She has worked to continue her education by completing an MSc, MHS and MPH. Over the last few years, she has gained extensive experience performing research in genetics and kidney disease. Her current...
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