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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.

Harini Aiyer

Harini Aiyer

PhD Candidate University of Saskatchewan Gender, Society, and Health
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 (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 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 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
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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Hayley Thornton

Hayley Thornton

Women’s Neurology Fellow University of Toronto Gender, Society, and Health
Dr. Hayley Thornton is a general neurologist who completed her medical degree and residency at the University of Calgary. She holds an MSc in neuroscience with a research focus on sex steroids in hypothalamic development, and she is CSCN-certified in EEG interpretation. Dr. Thornton is currently completing a fellowship in...
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Heather Bimonte-Nelson

Heather Bimonte-Nelson

President's Professor Arizona State University Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
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 Edgell

Heather Edgell

Associate Professor York University Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
I am an Associate Professor at York University, Toronto, Canada. My research has a focus on women’s cardiovascular and autonomic health. I investigate physiological mechanisms that have been shown to have sex differences and I investigate the roles of the menstrual cycle and/or oral contraceptive use. Further, I have a...
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Heather Hollman

Heather Hollman

PhD Student University of Victoria Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
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 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 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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