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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.
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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Erin Gionet
I am a second-year MSc student in Community Health Sciences (health services research) at the Cumming School of Medicine, UCalgary. My research focuses on mental health outcomes for caregivers of youth with neurodevelopmental and substance use disorders though the lens of social/structural determinants and health equity. I have lived experience...
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Erin Leigh Courtice
Dr. Courtice is a postdoctoral research associate working with the CARE Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University. She received her PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of Ottawa in 2023, where she also worked as a Part-Time Professor. Broadly, Dr. Courtice’s research examines how people’s interpersonal experiences shape and are...
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Erin Ricaloglu
I am an Honors Biology student at McMaster University with a strong passion for advancing women’s health research. My interests focus on reproductive endocrinology, maternal mental health, and the biological mechanisms underlying conditions like postpartum depression. Through my academic journey and research experiences, I aim to bridge gaps in women’s...
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Erynn Christensen
Erynn Christensen, PhD is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the BPM Lab. She investigates the influence of sex hormones on neurocognitive functions. Erynn is particularly interested in relationships between fluctuations in female sex hormones, neurocognition, and mental health, both across the menstrual cycle and during key life transitional periods such as...
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Esha Fatima
Esha Fatima is a second-year BDS student at Bhitai Dental and Medical College Pakistan. She is passionate about oral and maxillofacial surgery, women’s health, and interdisciplinary research. She aims to contribute to evidence-based practices that improve health outcomes for women. Esha actively participates in academic conferences and research activities. She...
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Eshmehar Kaur Sahni
I am a psychology undergraduate from University of Delhi. I have recently completed a research project on COVID-19 and mental health of doctors. I wish to pursue I/O Psychology.
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Eunice Bawafaa
Eunice is a Founding Member of the Coalition of African, Caribbean, and Black Nurses in British Columbia. As a health care professional (RN) who has worked in a materially under-resourced country in the Global south for several years, Eunice brings a passion for women’s health research. Specifically, she has worked...
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Eva Simoncicova
Eva Simoncicova is a PhD Candidate in the lab of Dr. Marie-Ève Tremblay at the Faculty of Health, University of Victoria, in Victoria, BC, Canada. Eva’s research focuses on exploration of brain resident immune cells of an aged mouse which exhibit sex-specific features and response patterns in homeostasis and when...
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Evelina Pituch
Evelina Pituch is a CIHR Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Health and Society at the University of Toronto Scarborough, supervised by Dr. Hilary Brown. Dr. Pituch is an occupational therapist by training and her program of research aims to improve the perinatal supports for parents with disabilities. She holds...
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Evita Papathoma
I am a Neurologist and Movement Disorders Specialist with a particular focus on Parkinson’s disease. In parallel with clinical practice, I am a Postdoctoral Researcher specializing in translational research, with a strong interest in exploring sex and gender differences in Parkinson’s disease. I hold a PhD in Epidemiology and Medical...
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Faith Jabs
Faith Jabs is a PhD student in Clinical Psychology at the University of British Columbia. She is also a research study coordinator in the UBC Sexual Health Laboratory and currently works on a randomized control trial for testing the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based group therapy treatment for women with Sexual...
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