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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.
Sabrina Vander Wiele
I am a second-year Ph.D. candidate in the Biomedical Engineering department at the University of Delaware, specializing in quantifying brain mechanics with magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), a noninvasive imaging technique. My research focuses on the relationship between mechanical properties of the brain and neurobiological processes. Currently, we are investigating how...
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Sadaf Sediqi
Sadaf is an undergraduate student at the University of British Columbia working as a research assistant at the Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis Lab supervised by Dr. Paul Yong. Her research interests explore the symptoms of endometriosis-associated pain affecting women’s health. Current standard treatments for endometriosis are limited in their effectiveness...
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Sahar Ahmadi
I’m Sahar Ahmadi. I’m from Iran. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in midwifery from Zanjan University of Medical Sciences. Since I was a child, I wanted to be able to help women when I grew up. At the age of 18, I decided to study the beautiful field of...
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Saima Hirani
Dr. Saima Hirani is an Assistant Professor at the UBC, School of Nursing. Her research experience includes working with multidisciplinary teams to promote mental health among socioeconomically disadvantaged and vulnerable populations in Canada and Pakistan. Her research focuses on what factors and interventions can enhance the capacity of individuals, families,...
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Sakshi Kharbanda
I am Sakshi Kharbanda, an incoming graduate student in Medical Sciences. I am passionate about reproductive and sexual health in marginalized communities.
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Saleena Zedan
Saleena is a 2nd Year MSc student at the University of Toronto in the Institute of Medical Sciences. Her research is primarily focused on understanding how gender identity and socioenvironmental variables influence outcomes in individuals with psychosis. Grounded in an equity and inclusion lens, Saleena’s work reflects the belief that...
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Samantha Dawson
Dr. Samantha Dawson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia and a Michael Smith for Health Research Scholar. She is the Director of the Sexuality and Well-being Lab (SWELL Lab), an affiliate member of the Women’s Health Research Institute, and is in...
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Samantha McGuinness
Samantha McGuinness is a PhD student in the laboratory of Dr. Meghan Chenoweth at the University of Toronto. Her current work utilizes bioinformatic approaches to explore how genetic variation interacts with environmental risk factors to influences risk for psychiatric disorders. She aims to uncover potential biological bases for prevalence differences...
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Samantha Trevaskis
Samantha Trevaskis is a PhD Candidate supervised by Dr Sonya Deschênes. Samantha’s research focuses on Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), mental illness and health behaviours associated with the presentation of women’s symptoms. Her research will utilise ecological momentary assessment to investigate the presentation of PMDD symptoms for women over the course...
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Samin Shafiei
I’m a passionate registered midwife with a deep commitment to advancing women’s health (perinatal care, breastfeeding , gynecology diseases)reproductive education, and family well-being. With an academic foundation, I’m particularly interested in: Maternal physical and mental health Sexual health education and stigma reduction Supporting youth toward positive attitudes about marriage, parenting,...
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