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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.

Leanne Laur

Leanne Laur

Co-Founder Cervical Cancer Support Network Gender, Society, and Health
Leanne is a grassroots women’s health advocate and lived-experience leader focused on bridging disability, mental health, and women’s healthcare gaps through practical, community-driven solutions. Her advocacy began after her own cervical cancer journey and the challenges she faced navigating disability systems, mental health supports, and inconsistent care pathways. Instead of...
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Leonora Angeles

Leonora Angeles

Associate Professor University of British Columbia Gender, Society, and Health Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice
Leonora (Nora) C Angeles is Associate Professor at the School of Community and Regional Planning and the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia. She is currently the Graduate Program Advisor of the Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies. She is also faculty...
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Lexia Bao

Lexia Bao

Undergraduate Student University of British Columbia Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Lexia Bao is a fourth year undergraduate student at UBC. She’s currently a member of the Viau Lab researching stress-induced sex differences and will begin her co-op term at the lab in September.
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Lianna Wat

Lianna Wat

Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Lianna Wat’s research interests focus on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying how males and females regulate energy metabolism differently. Lianna completed her PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology in Dr. Elizabeth Rideout’s lab at the University of British Columbia. During her PhD, Lianna identified novel functions for metabolic genes...
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Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen

Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen

Associate Professor University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Dr. Tomfohr-Madsen’s research harnesses methodology from clinical and counselling psychology, health psychology and public health to understand intersectional risk and resilience factors that contribute to the development of psychological distress in parents and children. Her research aims to refine and disseminate psychological interventions to improve parent and child mental health,...
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Liisa Galea

Liisa Galea

Professor University of Toronto Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) Department of Psychiatry
Liisa Galea leads the Women’s Health Research Cluster and is the inaugural womenmind Treliving Family Chair in Women’s Mental Health, Senior Scientist at CAMH, the Principal Editor of Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, the President of Organization for the Study of Sex Differences and co-Vice-President of Canadian Organisation for Sex and Gender Research. She serves...
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Linda Olsen

Linda Olsen

Professional Media Consultant Gender, Society, and Health
Award-winning journalist Linda Olsen has been part of the broadcast news landscape in Canada for decades. She is a familiar face and trusted journalist who has shared the stories of her hometown of Calgary, Alberta and beyond since 1988 when she graduated with Honours from Southern Alberta Institute of Technology...
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Lindsay Lew

Lindsay Lew

Postdoctoral Fellow University of Ottawa Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Lindsay is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Exercise Physiology and Cardiovascular Health Lab in the Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Lindsay earned her BSc in Kinesiology from Queen’s University. She then continued her graduate studies at Queen’s receiving her MSc and...
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Lindsay Oliver

Lindsay Oliver

Assistant Professor Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; University of Toronto Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Dr. Lindsay Oliver is a Staff Scientist in the Brain Health Imaging Centre at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Dr. Oliver completed her MSc in Human Cognitive Neuropsychology at the University of Edinburgh,...
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Lisa Ceroni

Lisa Ceroni

Health Professional Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Health professional with more than 7 years experience in employee training and learning management, and over 15 years of clinical research experience. Hold a Master of Public Health, a Master of Science, a Bachelor of Science, and a general love of learning. I enjoy building relationships with diverse groups of...
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Livia Cosentino

Livia Cosentino

Postdoctoral Fellow Istituto Superiore di Sanità Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
My long-term research goal involve the development of a comprehensive understanding of key brain mechanisms and how their alterations contribute to mental disorders. My academic training and research experience to date have provided me with an excellent background in behavioral neuroscience in both preclinical and clinical settings. As an undergraduate...
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