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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.

Maya Iturra

Maya Iturra

PhD Student Antioch University New England Gender, Society, and Health
For the past 20 years I have dedicated my life both in academia and as an activist to deepening my understanding and responsibility to embracing social justice with an intersectionality framework. As a PhD student I hope to continue to address issues of inequity and lack of diversity in the...
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Maya Koblanski

Maya Koblanski

Undergraduate Student University of British Columbia Gender, Society, and Health Behavioural Neuroscience
Maya Koblanski is a passionate and motivated undergraduate in her third year of Behavioural Neuroscience at UBC. She has worked in the Viau Lab for the past year and a half researching sex differences in stress coping responses, recently under an NSERC USRA, and is now starting her directed studies...
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Maya Libben

Maya Libben

Associate Professor University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) Department of Psychology
Dr. Maya Libben is an Associate Professor of Psychology and the lead investigator of the PLAN Lab at the University of British Columbia – Okanagan. She is also a registered clinical psychologist (#2167) with the College of Psychologists of British Columbia. Dr. Libben completed her Bachelor of Science at the...
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Maya Zaidan

Maya Zaidan

Research Assistant Sinai Health Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Maya Zaidan is a mental health advocate at heart. She has a diverse set of research experiences which began with the Neurodiversity Foundation in Amsterdam in 2020, and most recently, she has completed her MSc in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience from Maastricht University in the Netherlands, which included a practicum...
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Md Saiful Alam

Md Saiful Alam

PhD Student University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) School of Population and Public Health
Saiful is starting his PhD at the School of Population and Public Health at UBC. He is part of the FOCAL research team that is fighting against cervical cancer worldwide. His overall research goal is to improve women’s health by contributing to the elimination of cervical cancer through the lens...
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Meejin Park

Meejin Park

Master's student McMaster University Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Meejin is currently completing her M.Sc. at McMaster University’s Muraca Perinatal Epidemiology Research Lab (PERL). Her academic journey began at the University of Toronto, where she majored in Neuroscience and Health Studies, with a minor in Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health. She is currently working on her thesis titled “Elucidating...
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Megan Kadzirange

Megan Kadzirange

Undergraduate Student University of British Columbia Gender, Society, and Health Department of Psychology
My name is Megan Kadzirange and I am an international Undergraduate student from Zimbabwe, studying Psychology at the University of British Columbia. My interests include global and public health, particularly women’s health in rural, low-income and/or Indigenous communities. Additionally, I am passionate about creative and academic writing, and how both...
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Megan Pilatzke

Megan Pilatzke

Inclusion Specialist Specialisterne Canada Gender, Society, and Health
As an autistic person with over 30 years of lived experience, I am a thought leader and I am passionate about promoting acceptance, inclusion, and accessibility in society – particularly, in the workplace – of autistic and neurodivergent people. The workplace/employment is my main area of research interest because of...
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Megan Udala

Megan Udala

PhD Student University of British Columbia Gender, Society, and Health Department of Psychology
I am a third year Ph.D. student in the Clinical Psychology program at the University of British Columbia. My research has focused on forensic psychology issues, specifically focusing on discrimination in the justice system. My clinical work has focused on neuropsychology in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
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Meggie Gilmour

Meggie Gilmour

Master's student University of Ottawa Gender, Society, and Health Telfer School of Management
Meggie Gilmour is a dedicated healthcare professional with a passion for mental health research, especially for women. She is a registered nurse in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Ottawa and is currently working towards a Master of Science in Health Systems at the Telfer School of Management. With...
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Meghan Bauer

Meghan Bauer

University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies Gender, Society, and Health
Dr. Meghan Bauer, ND is a naturopathic doctor with nearly 20 years of clinical experience in women’s health. She maintains a private practice in Toronto, Ontario, with a focus on perimenopause, reproductive health, digestive health, and the intersection of physical and mental health. Meghan also teaches continuing education through the...
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