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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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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.

Lucy Muir

Lucy Muir

PhD Student University of Toronto Gender, Society, and Health lucy.muir@mail.utoronto.ca
Lucy Muir is a PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto under the supervision of Dr. Gillian Einstein. Lucy specializes in qualitative health research that aims to gain a holistic understanding of women’s lived experiences and how they relate to cognitive health outcomes. Lucy is primarily interested in menopause. She...
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Luzia Troebinger

Luzia Troebinger

Postdoctoral Fellow University College London Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) luzia.troebinger.11@ucl.ac.uk
Luzia Troebinger completed her PhD at the UCL Functional Imaging Laboratory under the supervision of Gareth Barnes and Sven Bestmann. While she focused quite heavily on electrophysiological data in her early career, she always had a strong interest in psychopharmacology, neuroendocrinology and their clinical applications. She initially pursued this interest...
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Lydia Wytenbroek

Lydia Wytenbroek

Assistant Professor University of British Columbia Gender, Society, and Health lydia.wytenbroek@ubc.ca School of Nursing
Dr. Wytenbroek is a social historian of twentieth-century health care, with a particular interest in understanding and interpreting the historical forces that have shaped the nursing profession and practice. She draws on historical research, sociology, feminist studies and social justice to explore the history of health care and nursing through...
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M. Natasha Rajah

M. Natasha Rajah

Professor McGill University Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) maria.rajah@mcgill.ca
Dr. M. Natasha Rajah received her Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Toronto, St. George Campus, and did her post-doctoral training at the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California at Berkeley. She joined the Department of Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University and Douglas...
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Mack Hancock

Mack Hancock

Graduate Student University of Calgary Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) mack.hancock@ucalgary.ca
Mack is a Master’s student in the Clinical Neuroscience program at the University of Calgary, where his research investigates persisting post-concussion symptoms. His research is conducted under the supervision of Dr. Chantel Debert and includes a clinical trial examining the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of psilocybin-assisted therapy for this condition....
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Madeleine Matthews

Madeleine Matthews

MSc Student Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; University of Toronto Gender, Society, and Health madeleine.matthews@mail.utoronto.ca
Madeleine is a graduate student at the Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto and a Research Trainee at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Her work examines how sex and gender are conceptualized, integrated, and reported in clinical research. Through her research with RareKids-CAN, a national pediatric rare...
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Madeline Doucette

Madeline Doucette

PhD Student University of Victoria Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) mdoucette@uvic.ca
I am in the second year of my doctoral degree at the University of Victoria majoring in clinical neuropsychology. I completed my Master’s of Science in Clinical Neuropsychology also at the University of Victoria in the summer of 2021. My interests are primarily in the effects of exercise and sports...
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Madeline Wood

Madeline Wood

PhD Student University of Toronto Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) madeline.wood@mail.utoronto.ca
Madeline is a PhD student working under the supervision of Dr. Jennifer Rabin at University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Research Institute. Her doctoral research aims to understand how sex differences risk and protective factors contribute to female vulnerability to Alzheimer’s disease. Madeline’s research leverages sensitive neuropsychological measures, mutlimodal neuroimaging, and...
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Madison Lackie

Madison Lackie

Graduate Student University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) madison.lackie@cw.bc.ca Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Madison Lackie, a Master’s of Science student in the UBC Reproductive and Developmental Sciences program, working primarily out of the Women’s Health Research Institute at BC Women’s Hospital. Her research interests focus on postpartum depression and the use of technology to support healthcare. Madison completed her Bachelor of Science with...
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Magdalena Martínez-García

Magdalena Martínez-García

Postdoctoral Researcher University of California, Santa Barbara Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) mmartinezgarcia@ucsb.edu Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Dr. Martínez García, a postdoctoral researcher in human neuroscience, holds a degree in Biotechnology from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (2015) and a master’s degree in Neuroscience from the Universitat de Barcelona (2016). She completed her PhD in Biomedical Science and Technology (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) at the Group...
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Maggie Woo Kinshella

Maggie Woo Kinshella

Study Coordinator Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) maggie.kinshella@cw.bc.ca Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Maggie Woo Kinshella (@MaggieWooK on Twitter) is the Global Health Research Coordinator with PRE-EMPT (PREgnancy Evidence, Monitoring, Partnerships and Treatment), IMCHA (Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa) and BEMEQ (Burden Ethnographic Modeling Evaluation Qaujilisaaqtuq) projects in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Pathology at UBC. She works...
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Mahsa Jessri

Mahsa Jessri

Assistant Professor University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) mahsa.jesri@ubc.ca Food, Nutrition and Health
Dr. Mahsa Jessri is Faculty at the UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, Assistant Professor of Food, Nutrition and Health in the UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems, and an Associate Member in the Division of Health Services and Policy at the UBC School of Population and...
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