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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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.

Neha Pattar

Neha Pattar

Graduate Trainee University of Calgary Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Neha Pattar recently graduate from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences. She is now pursuing a Master’s in Medical Science at the Cumming School of Medicine under the supervision of Dr. Sandra Dumanski. Her research focuses on women’s health, examining how both cardiovascular and kidney...
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Neil Vasdev

Neil Vasdev

Professor Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; University of Toronto Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Prof. Neil Vasdev is the Director and Chief Radiochemist of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Brain Health Imaging Centre, and the Director of the Azrieli Centre for Neuro-Radiochemistry at CAMH. He is also the endowed Azrieli Chair in Brain and Behaviour, and a Tier 1 Canada Research...
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Nice Mathew

Nice Mathew

Associate Professor Gender, Society, and Health
Nice is an Associate Professor in the Department of Musculoskeletal and Sports at Acharya’s NR Institute of Physiotherapy, Bengaluru. She is the founder of Founder of Dr. Nice Physiotherapy Centre and has a passion in women’s health and extensive experience in supporting women of all ages. Nice received her PhD...
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Nichole Fairbrother

Nichole Fairbrother

Clinical Associate Professor University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) Department of Family Practice
Dr. Nichole Fairbrother is a registered psychologist and Clinical Associate Professor with the UBC Department of Family Practice and the Island Medical Program. She a perinatal mental health investigator and head of the UBC Perinatal Anxiety Disorder Research Lab (PARLab). Dr. Fairbrother’s research is in the area of perinatal anxiety...
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Nicole (Niki) Gervais

Nicole (Niki) Gervais

Assistant Professor & Rosalind Franklin Fellow in Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience University of Groningen
Nicole’s research programme aims to identify how and why individual factors (particularly sex) and different environmental conditions (social interactions, access to shelter, food) contribute to neuropsychiatric disease and treatment effectiveness by focusing on specific phenotypes relating to sleep-wake patterns, social interactions, and cognition across species. Previously, Nicole has studied the...
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Nicole Fofonoff

Nicole Fofonoff

Registered Clinical Counsellor Simon Fraser University Gender, Society, and Health
Nicole completed her MEd in Counseling Psychology from Simon Fraser University in May of 2022. She is a Registered Clinical Counsellor in Vancouver.
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Nicole Moreira

Nicole Moreira

Research Associate
I am a Registered Social Worker working at VHA Home HealthCare as a Research Associate. My area of research primarily focuses on engaging clients and point-of-care providers in research as partners (rather than participants), as well as investigating the mental health barriers faced by point-of-care providers.
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Nicolette Molina

Nicolette Molina

Clinical Psychology PhD Candidate University of Oregon Gender, Society, and Health
Nicolette Molina is a Ph.D. candidate in clinical psychology at the University of Oregon and an incoming predoctoral intern at Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian. Her work focuses on self-injurious thoughts and behaviors and mood disorders in the perinatal period. She applies intersectional and social justice frameworks to examine how individuals’ contexts...
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Nida Ali

Nida Ali

Postdoctoral Researcher University of Vienna Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Dr. Nida Ali is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Vienna, Austria. Her primary research objective is to understand the pathway that connects stress to disease (and resilience). She investigates the interactions and crosstalk among the biological (neuroendocrine, autonomic, and immune systems) and psychological (cognitive, emotional) processes that are...
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Nikki Lescano

Nikki Lescano

PhD student University of Minnesota Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
I am a first-year PhD student at the University of Minnesota, researching differences in vascular health in postmenopausal women
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Nisha Malhotra

Nisha Malhotra

Senior Research Associate University of British Columbia Gender, Society, and Health Department of Family Practice
Dr. Malhotra’s work is that of an inter-disciplinary social scientist with a strong interest in questions related to Development, Gender and Global Health. Her recent work focuses on gender based violence and socio-economic determinants of health related behaviour (mostly in South Asia). Her current research examines the gender differences in...
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