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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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10 December 2025

Perinatal Mental Health Pioneer: Dr. Nichole Fairbrother Honoured with 2025 PWHR Mid Career Excellence Award

Dr. Nichole Fairbrother, Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia and lead of the UBC Perinatal Anxiety Research Lab (PARLab), has been awarded the 2025 PWHR Mid Career Excellence in Women’s Health Research Award. This recognition celebrates her influential contributions to understanding perinatal anxiety and…
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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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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.

Hana Mitsui-Hotz

Hana Mitsui-Hotz

Undergraduate Student McGill University Gender, Society, and Health hana.mitsui-hotz@gmail.com
Hana Mitsui-Hotz is an undergraduate student in the final year of her BSc. in Kinesiology at McGill. She is currently doing a research practicum in theCardiovascular Health and Autonomic Regulation Laboratory (CHARlab), where she helps conduct studies investigating polycystic ovary syndrome and cardiovascular function. Co-supervised by Dr. Charlotte Usselman and...
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Hani Rukh E Qamar

Hani Rukh E Qamar

Undergraduate Student McGill University Gender, Society, and Health hani.rq@cawicanada.com
Hani Rukh E Qamar is the Founder of Canadian Advisory of Women Immigrants (CAWI) and a BSc. Psychology and Neuroscience student at McGill University. She is a research collaborator at University of Regina on the impacts of COVID-19. She is the President of UAEM McGill and she is involved in...
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Hanna Usatenko

Hanna Usatenko

PhD Student DyvoGra Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) hanna.usatenko@gmail.com
2024 – PhD in Social Psychology. Research on alternative and augmentative communication as a factor of attachment in parent-child relationships. 2007 – MS in Educational Psychology. 2001 – BS in Nursing in Mental Health.
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Hannah Dykeman

Hannah Dykeman

Graduate Student University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) hdykeman@student.ubc.ca
Hannah is a first-year MSc student in the UBC Women+ and Children’s Health program. ​Her primary research interests involve investigating the etiologies, treatments, and health consequences of vulvar pain disorders. Hannah aims to understand the biopsychosocial factors influencing vulvar pain with the goal of enhancing treatment options.
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Hannah Heselton

Hannah Heselton

Research Coordinator University of New Hampshire Gender, Society, and Health hannah.heselton@unh.edu
Hannah is a research coordinator for the Dao Research Lab at the University of New Hampshire. She studied community health and environmental science at Tufts University and hopes to begin medical school in the future.
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Hannah Kearney

Hannah Kearney

PGY-3 Psychiatry University of Toronto Gender, Society, and Health hannah.kearney@medportal.ca
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Hannah Westerberg

Hannah Westerberg

PhD Candidate University of Minnesota Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) lewi1241@umn.edu
Hannah Westerberg is a 4th year PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota studying bone health in postmenopausal women. She is interested in many aspects of women’s health, especially as they pertain to exercise and sedentary behaviors.
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Harini Aiyer

Harini Aiyer

PhD Candidate University of Saskatchewan Gender, Society, and Health harini.aiyer@usask.ca
I am a student of Community Health and Epidemiology at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. My training in global health, community health, and anti-oppressive methodologies allow me to engage respectfully with communities to build respectful, authentic partnerships with an emphasis on equitable outcomes. I draw on my experiences as an...
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Harlan Pruden

Harlan Pruden

Educator BC Centre for Disease Control harlan.pruden@bccdc.ca
Harlan Pruden (Nēhiyo/First Nations Cree), works with and for the Two-Spirit community locally, nationally and internationally. Currently, Harlan is an Indigenous Knowledge Translation Lead at Chee Mamuk, an Indigenous health program at BC Centre for Disease Control and is also a co-founder of the Two-Spirit Dry Lab, Turtle Island’s first...
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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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