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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.

Anaïsa Visser

Anaïsa Visser

Filmmaker Gender Equity in Media Society Vancouver Gender, Society, and Health
Anaïsa is a biracial (Dutch and Pakistani) filmmaker based in Vancouver, BC. She grew up all over the world, namely in Mozambique, the United States, then France, before moving to Vancouver to pursue an undergraduate degree at Emily Carr University. She graduated in 2013 with a BFA in Film, Video...
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Anam Shahil

Anam Shahil

PhD Candidate University of Toronto Gender, Society, and Health
Anam Shahil-Feroz is a Ph.D. Candidate at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto. She has received her BSc Nursing and MSc Health Policy and Management from Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. Shortly after, she began working actively within the community to address health systems issues...
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Andi Camden

Andi Camden

Senior Research Associate The Hospital for Sick Children Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Dr. Andi Camden is an Epidemiologist and Senior Research Associate at the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children at the Hospital for Sick Children, as well as an ICES Fellow. She holds both a PhD and MPH in Epidemiology from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the...
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Andra Bria

Andra Bria

Digital Health Product Developer, Patient Advocate Navi Neuro Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Andra Bria is a digital health expert, a patient advocate, and a supporter of brain health. Through her 10+ years as a technologist and advocate for equity and inclusion and patient empowerment, with Navi Neuro she strives to advance equitable access to neurological innovations, as well as prevention services. With...
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Andrea Araujo

Andrea Araujo

Registered Clinical Counsellor Empower Health
Dr. Andrea Araujo, RCC holds a Ph.D. in Psychology and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC). Dr. Andrea originally started her career in Psychology earning a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Psychology from the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada. Her training includes a Master’s degree in...
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Andrea Guest

Andrea Guest

Senior Program Manager Femtech Canada Gender, Society, and Health
Andrea Guest has worked in entrepreneurship for over a decade. She has been with the Innovation Factory since 2021 where she takes pride in leading Femtech Canada. Femtech Canada is a national coalition dedicated to supporting the creation of inclusion-informed, cutting-edge businesses that stand to overturn, challenge, and create new...
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Andrea Krüsi

Andrea Krüsi

Assistant Professor University of British Columbia Gender, Society, and Health School of Population and Public Health
Andrea Krüsi, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and a Research Scientist with the Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity. Dr. Krüsi’s work focuses broadly on the criminalization of sexuality, with a particular focus on how intersecting social and...
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Andrea Parra

Andrea Parra

University of Waterloo Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Hi! My name is Andrea and I recently graduated with a degree in Nanotechnology Engineering and a Computing Option from the University of Waterloo. I am passionate about biomedical technology development and machine learning and AI modelling for process optimization. I have collaborated with multiple research teams across diverse engineering...
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Andrew D'Souza

Andrew D'Souza

Postdoctoral Fellow University of Alberta Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Andrew D’Souza is a postdoctoral research fellow at The University of Alberta. His doctoral work focused on the impact of biological sex, gonadal aging, and sex hormones on the sympathetic neural regulation of blood pressure.  His current research is comprised of both basic and clinical work. The basic arm seeks...
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Andrew Lee

Andrew Lee

MSc student, PhD in 2026 University of Otago Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Andrew is a postgraduate Master’s researcher in neuroscience specialising in neuroendocrinology and autonomic control of respiration. His research focuses on pregnancy-induced respiratory adaptations, examining the role of brainstem serotonin neurons and prolactin signalling within the medullary raphe nuclei. Using optogenetics and radiotelemetry, his work aims to elucidate state-dependent neural mechanisms...
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Andrew McGovern

Andrew McGovern

Postdoctoral Fellow Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Current Research Andrew is a passionate researcher in sex differences and women’s health. He is particularly interested in the phenomenon where menopausal hormone therapy can either increase or decrease the risk of women developing dementia. His focus is understanding how the timing of hormone therapy administration with relation to menopause...
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Andri Christoforou

Andri Christoforou

Dr Andri Christoforou is an Assistant Professor of Clinical and Gender Psychology in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at European University Cyprus. Her research explores the intersection of gender, reproduction, and mental health, with a particular focus on the psychological and sociocultural factors influencing maternal mental health. She...
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