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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.
Olivia Hodgson
Olivia Hodgson is a graduate of the Ivey Business School at Western University, where she earned her Honours Business Administration (HBA) degree. During her time at Ivey, Olivia developed a strong interest in the intersection of health, technology, and gender equity—an interest that ultimately led her to co-found Ova, a...
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Olivia Micucci
My name is Olivia Micucci, and I am a recent Bachelor of Medical Sciences graduate from Toronto, Ontario. This fall, I will be pursuing my medical degree in Ireland. I am also co-founder and CPO at Ova, a women’s health startup dedicated to transforming menopause care. At Ova, we aim...
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Oluwaseun Amoo
Oluwaseun Amoo holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from the prestigious University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Their academic and professional journey has focused on leveraging innovative technologies and project management strategies to address critical challenges in disease surveillance and response. For instance, as Site Clinical Project Coordinator at the...
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Omulbanin (Banin) Khodabakhsh
Banin completed her bachelor’s degree in midwifery and has since helped 100 women during their deliveries. She acquired her Master’s in Reproductive, Perinatal and Sexual health from Lund University, Sweden, and has a keen interest in e-health. Banin’s major concerns are maternal mortality and morbidity specifically in poor developed countries,...
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Orli Hellerstein
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Paige Boklaschuk
Paige Boklaschuk is currently completing her masters of science in epidemiology at McGill University, where her research looks at physical activity patterns across the adult lifespan and ovarian cancer risk. She volunteers as a science communications writer and board member of women’s health coalition Alberta.
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Parker Holman
My research focuses on investigating social behaviour and its underlying neurobiology during the key developmental period of adolescence. Specifically, I’m interested in understanding the role of oxytocin and vasopressin – two proteins produced in the hypothalamus – in mediating social behaviour development, especially in the context of prenatal alcohol exposure....
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Parnian Hossein Pour
Parnian Hossein Pour is a Master of Public Health candidate in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact at McMaster University and a practicum student at the Muraca Perinatal Epidemiology Research Lab (PERL). She has obtained an honours Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences from Queen’s University. Her...
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Patricia Clement
Dr. Patricia Clement is a postdoctoral researcher at the Ghent University Hospital in Belgium. Her work focusses on the variability of perfusion of the healthy brain, including age and gender related differences. Currently, she is investigating the physiological fluctuations of perfusion in the female brain, throughout the natural menstrual cycle...
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Patricia Janssen
Professor in the UBC School of Population and Public Health, Perinatal Epidemiologist and Senior Scientist at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Trained in nursing and midwifery, Dr. Janssen leads an International Cluster of Research Excellence entitled Advancing the Science of Physiologic Birth with the goal of preventive approaches and...
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Patricia Kelly
I have an academic background in Immunology and Biochemistry and hold a PhD in Clinical Metabolomics. My research experience has given me a strong foundation in understanding biological pathways, health biomarkers, and translational science. Alongside my academic work, I am also a qualified personal trainer and fitness coach, where I...
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Paul Faulkner
Dr Paul Faulkner is an Assistant Professor at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). He holds an MSc in Neuroscience from King’s College London and a PhD from University College London, where he examined the neural and cognitive mechanisms of Mood Disorders. He then undertook an NIH-funded postdoc at the...
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