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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.

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8 April 2026

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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11 March 2026

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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14 January 2026

Trailblazing Scientist and Educator: Dr. Denise Belsham Honoured as a 2025 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner

Dr. Denise Belsham, Professor in the Department of Physiology at the University of Toronto and a distinguished leader in neuroendocrine research and science education, has been recognized as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award winners by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN). This prestigious honour celebrates women whose leadership, innovation, and impact…
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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.

Karline Wilson-Mitchell

Karline Wilson-Mitchell

Associate Professor Toronto Metropolitan University Gender, Society, and Health k.wilsonmitchell@ryerson.ca
Karline Wilson-Mitchell is passionate about reproductive justice that informs midwifery education, practice and global partnerships. Since 1992, Karline’s clinical work grew from the U.S. (urban and rural) to Canada (Ontario, remote Quebec) and then to midwifery education and leadership building in the Global South (Jamaica, Tanzania, Zambia, Burundi, South Sudan)....
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Karolina Skibicka

Karolina Skibicka

Professor University of Calgary Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) karolina.skibicka@ucalgary.ca
Dr. Karolina P Skibicka is a Professor and Canada Research Chair at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary. She previously held the position of Professor of Molecular Medicine at the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden and Associate Professor in the Department of Nutritional...
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Karthryn Murphy

Karthryn Murphy

Professor McMaster University Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) kmurphy@mcmaster.ca
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Kassa Maksudi

Kassa Maksudi

PhD Candidate University of Cape Town Gender, Society, and Health kassazainab.15@gmail.com
I am a researcher and activist with a background in Psychology, Criminology, and Health Promotion.  I am originally from Burundi and moved to South Africa as a refugee in the late 1990s. My work focuses on violence against women and children in disadvantaged and marginalized communities in South Africa. Specifically,...
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Kate Kennedy

Kate Kennedy

Postdoctoral Fellow McMaster University Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) kennek6@mcmaster.ca
Kate is a CIHR Postdoctoral Fellow investigating the critical role of host-microbe interactions in maternal and neonatal health within a Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) framework. Her research focuses on how the microbiome influences maternal adaptations during pregnancy, neonatal microbial colonization patterns, and infection susceptibility across the perinatal...
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Kate Shannon

Kate Shannon

Professor University of British Columbia Academic Collaborator; Gender, Society, and Health kate.shannon@ubc.ca Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Shannon (she/her) is a Professor of Social Medicine and Associate Faculty in the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia. She holds an inaugural CIHR Sex and Gender Science Chair aimed at advancing more inclusive and equitable sexual health research, policy, practice. Her research...
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Kate Wahl

Kate Wahl

PhD Student University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) kate.wahl@cw.bc.ca Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Kate Wahl is a researcher interested in new strategies for moving evidence into health policy and practice. As a PhD student in the Reproductive and Developmental Sciences program at the University of British Columbia, she uses qualitative methods to develop and evaluate approaches for sharing research evidence with stakeholders including...
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Katerina Rnic

Katerina Rnic

Postdoctoral Fellow University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) krnic@psych.ubc.ca Department of Psychology
Dr. Katerina Rnic received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Western Ontario and completed her clinical internship at the Calgary Clinical Psychology Residency. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Joelle LeMoult’s Depression, Anxiety, and Stress (DAS) Lab and in Dr. Raymond Lam’s Lab in the...
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Katherine Cox-Reiff

Katherine Cox-Reiff

Student International University for the Health Sciences Gender, Society, and Health Katherinecoxreiff@gmail.com
At 27 years old, Katherine is a dedicated mother of two and a first-year medical student whose journey reflects passion, resilience, and purpose. Her academic path began early — starting college at just 16 years old — where she pursued a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing at Southern New Hampshire University...
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Kathrin Stoll

Kathrin Stoll

Senior Research Associate & Research Consultant University of British Columbia Gender, Society, and Health kathrin.stoll@ubc.ca Birth Place Lab
I am a reproductive health researcher and quantitative data analyst, with an interdisciplinary educational background (social sciences and public health) and postdoctoral training in population health, and primary care research. I work closely with clinicians, on various reproductive research & policy projects, in Canada, the United States, and Europe. I...
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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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