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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.

Kathryn Corbett

Kathryn Corbett

Resident Physician University of Calgary Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) kathryn.corbett@ucalgary.ca Medicine
Kathryn Corbett is a first-year resident physician at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine. She is conducting research in women’s health among nephrology patients under the supervision of Dr. Sandra Dumanski. Specifically, her research is focused on better understanding sexual dysfunction in women with chronic kidney disease to...
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Kathryn Gibson

Kathryn Gibson

Graduate Student University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) kgibson7@ad.unc.edu
I am a Clinical Psychology PhD student at UNC Chapel Hill working under the mentorship of Drs. Crystal Schiller and Gabriel Dichter. My research interests are rooted in affective disorders surrounding reproductive transitions across the female lifespan. Specifically, I am interested in identifying predictors of estradiol administration response for mood...
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Katie Vandeloo

Katie Vandeloo

Graduate Student (MA) University of Toronto Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) katie.vandeloo@mail.utoronto.ca
Katie Vandeloo is a graduate student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Toronto. Her research centres on brain health and cognition in the context of aging, with a particular interest in sex differences and the impact of menopause on Alzheimer’s disease risk.
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Katie Wong

Katie Wong

3rd year psychology student Queen's University Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) katherine.wong.1119@gmail.com
I am a third year student from Queen’s University with a passion for psychology and women’s rights in research. I strive to help create an environment wherein research not only reflects the data of Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) populations, but also reflects the data of gender, sexual...
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Katrina Bouchard

Katrina Bouchard

Assistant Professor University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) katrina.bouchard@ubc.ca Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Dr. Katrina Bouchard is an Assistant Professor in the UBC Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She received her PhD in clinical psychology from Queen’s University and is a registered psychologist. The overarching goal of Dr. Bouchard’s research program is to enhance the assessment and treatment of sexual health concerns, with...
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Katrina Wugalter

Katrina Wugalter

Graduate Student University of Illinois at Chicago Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) kwugal2@uic.edu
Katrina Wugalter is a graduate student in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences program in the Department of Psychology at the University of Illinois Chicago. She began her doctoral studies in 2022 under the mentorship of Dr Pauline Maki. Katrina is interested in characterizing patterns of brain functioning that support verbal...
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Kaylee Misener

Kaylee Misener

PhD Candidate University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) kaylee.misener@ubc.ca Department of Psychology
Kaylee Misener is a Ph.D. candidate in the Clinical Psychology program at the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) supervised by Dr. Maya Libben. She has been conducting research in the areas of eating disorders and body image for 8 years. Her undergraduate honours thesis, completed at UBCO, investigated whether...
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Kayonne Christy

Kayonne Christy

Master's student University of British Columbia Gender, Society, and Health kayonne.christy@alumni.ubc.ca Department of Sociology
Kayonne is currently a first year sociology masters student at UBC, working under the supervision of Dr. Gerry Veenstra. She completed her undergraduate training at McMaster University, where she received her B.Sc. in the Life Sciences and B.A in the Health Studies. Her research interests exist in the nexus between...
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Kayosan Swaby

Kayosan Swaby

Human Resources Professional The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Gender, Society, and Health kayosan.swaby@camh.ca
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Keera Fishman

Keera Fishman

Clinical Neuropsychologist Baycrest Hospital Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) kfishman@baycrest.org
Linkedin: Dr. Keera Fishman
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Keila Turino Miranda

Keila Turino Miranda

PhD Student McGill University Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) turinomi@ualberta.ca
Doctoral student at McGill University in the Cardiovascular Health and Autonomic Regulation Laboratory studying minority stress and blood pressure regulation in transgender, gender-diverse, and non-binary adults. A recent MSc in Medical Science graduate from the University of Calgary where they validated kidney estimation equations in transgender, gender-diverse, and non-binary adults....
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Kejal Kantarci

Kejal Kantarci

Professor Mayo Clinic Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) kantarci.kejal@mayo.edu
Dr. Kejal Kantarci is a Consultant and Professor of Radiology at the Division of Neuroradiology Mayo Clinic Rochester. She is Katherine B. Andersen Endowed Professor in Women’s Health. She is also the Director of the Women’s Health Research Center, Associate Director of the Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center; Associate...
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