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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 1000 members across more than 43 countries worldwide, our members are driving change by conducting cutting-edge research, influencing policy, and fostering collaborations that improve health outcomes for women globally.

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12 November 2025

Recognizing Excellence: Dr. Bernard Le Foll Elected to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

Dr. Bernard Le Foll, clinician scientist, addictions researcher, and member of the Women’s Health Research Cluster, has been elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS), one of the highest honours in Canadian health research. This prestigious recognition celebrates his leadership in advancing evidence-based approaches to addiction medicine,…
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8 October 2025

Advancing Women’s Mental Health: Dr. Simone Vigod Appointed Family Chair of Psychiatry

Dr Simone Vigod, WHRC member and senior scientist at Women’s College Hospital was recently named Labatt Family Chair of Psychiatry at The University of Toronto.  Dr. Vigod’s research aims to address disparities in health and health care for individuals with psychiatric disorders, with a specific focus on women across the lifespan and on equity in access to treatment…
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10 September 2025

Dr. Jennifer Williams Receives OBI-Banting Discovery Award for Brain Health Research

Dr. Jennifer  Williams, a former postdoctoral fellow in clinical cardiovascular physiology at the University of Toronto and incoming Assistant Professor at Wilfrid  Laurier  University, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Ontario Brain Institute – Banting Discovery Award. This accolade supports outstanding early-career researchers tackling critical brain and heart…
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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.

Harleen Rai

Harleen Rai

Graduate Student in Clinical Psychology Toronto Metropolitan University Gender, Society, and Health harleen.k.rai@torontomu.ca
Harleen Rai is a clinical psychology trainee with a research focus on women’s brain health across the lifespan. Her work examines the intersection of menopause, cognitive aging, and lifestyle factors, with a particular emphasis on immigrant and culturally diverse populations. Using an equity-focused lens, she explores how lifestyle factors, such...
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Harman Grewal

Harman Grewal

Master's student Simon Fraser University Gender, Society, and Health harman_grewal_3@sfu.ca
Harman is a second-year Master of Public Health student interested in centering capacity bridging between underserved communities and researchers to reduce health inequities. She is passionate about amplifying the experiences and voices of individuals with intersectional identities in health research so that these folks can meet their health and wellbeing...
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Harmit Bharaj

Harmit Bharaj

Teacher Gender, Society, and Health harmitkbharaj@gmail.com
I was born in Kenya and moved to Zambia when I was two years old. I grew up in Zambia and in 1994 we left to live in India. I did my bachelors in India and I had done teachers training in Zambia already. I taught three schools in Ludhiana,...
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Harsheen Multani

Harsheen Multani

Medical Student University of Limerick harsheenmultani@gmail.com Medicine
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Heather Bimonte-Nelson

Heather Bimonte-Nelson

President's Professor Arizona State University Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) bimonte.nelson@asu.edu
Heather Bimonte-Nelson is a President’s Professor in the Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology program in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University. For more than three decades, she has conducted preclinical evaluations of multiple domains of cognitive function as related to aging, with a special focus on transitional and...
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Heather Hollman

Heather Hollman

PhD Student University of Victoria Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) heatherh@uvic.ca
I am a PhD student in the UVic Behavioural Medicine Lab. My dissertation is on the promotion of tailored physical activity among postpartum individuals with lumbopelvic pain.
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Heather Noga

Heather Noga

Research Manager Women's Health Research Institute heather.noga@cw.bc.ca
Heather Noga has a Master’s Degree in International and Comparative Criminal Justice from the University of Leeds. She works as a Research Manager at the Women’s Health Research Institute.
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Helen Brown

Helen Brown

Associate Professor University of British Columbia Gender, Society, and Health Helen.Brown@ubc.ca School of Nursing
Dr. Brown’s program of research brings critical perspectives to studies aimed at improving health and social equity for rural and remote Indigenous communities. Using community-based and participatory methods she has worked with First Nations communities across Western Canada on projects that align with community priorities around health, wellness, cultural continuity...
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Helen Okoye

Helen Okoye

PhD Student University of British Columbia Gender, Society, and Health helen.okoye@alumni.ubc.ca School of Nursing
I am a Lecturer at Department of Nursing Sciences, University of Nigeria. I am currently in a PhD program at University of British Columbia School of Nursing. My dissertation is focusing on adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
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Helen Tremlett

Helen Tremlett

Professor University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) helen.tremlett@ubc.ca
Professor Helen Tremlett, PhD is the Canada Research Chair in Neuroepidemiology and Multiple Sclerosis and Professor at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada in the Faculty of Medicine, Division of Neurology and Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. Dr Tremlett’s research program is funded through operating and foundation grants...
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Helena Rodriguez Caro

Helena Rodriguez Caro

SNSF Postdoctoral Fellow University of Lausanne Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) helena.rodriguezcaro@unil.ch
I am an early-career researcher interested in women’s health and the vascular system. Currently, I am working at The University of Lausanne thanks to an SNSF Postdoctoral Fellowship. During my fellowship I am investigating the plasticity of the vascular system in the maternal gastrointestinal tract during pregnancy, under the mentorship...
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Hermandeep Deo

Hermandeep Deo

PhD Student University of British Columbia Gender, Society, and Health herman98@student.ubc.ca Nursing
 I am currently a PhD student at the University of British Columbia. My research focuses on the social, political, and economic intersections in women’s health.
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