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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.

Rachel Peiris

Rachel Peiris

Research Coordinator University of Toronto Gender, Society, and Health
Rachel Grace Peiris is a Research Coordinator at the University of Toronto. She holds an MSc in Medical Science and an HBSc in Neuroscience and Psychology from the University of Toronto. Rachel has a diverse background in research, from coordinating mental health projects for secondary school educators and students at...
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Rachel Schroeder

Rachel Schroeder

Postdoctoral Scholar University of Pittsburgh Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Dr. Rachel Schroeder earned her PhD in Psychology from the University of Illinois, Chicago where she studied menopause and midlife women’s brain health and the roles of estradiol in brain circuitry involved in mood and memory. As a postdoctoral Scholar, Dr. Schroeder is investigating midlife women’s cerebrovascular health using cutting...
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Rae Jardine

Rae Jardine

Executive Director Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Hubs (SRHR Hubs) Gender, Society, and Health
Rae Jardine (she/they) is a Health and Human Rights professional and researcher. She currently serves as the Founder and Executive Director of SRHR Hubs (Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Hubs). Rae holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Human Rights from St. Thomas University and a Master of Arts...
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Rajae Talbi

Rajae Talbi

Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator University of Montreal Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Dr. Rajae Talbi is a neuroscientist with a strong interest in neuroendocrinology and the interplay between the brain, hormones and behavior. She earned her PhD in the neurobiology of rhythms at the University of Strasbourg (France), followed by postdoctoral training at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a research faculty...
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Ramune Griksiene

Ramune Griksiene

Professor, PhD Vilnius University Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Birth date, place: 29-09-1975, Lithuania Education: 2007 – 2011 Ph.D. in Biomedicine (Biophysics), Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania. Title of thesis “Cognitive effects of hormone based contraception in women”. 1998 – 2001 Master of Science, Neurobiology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania. M.Sc. thesis “Influence of stressful factors on the activity of the...
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Rand Mahmoud

Rand Mahmoud

PhD Student University of British Columbia Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) Neuroscience
My research interests broadly lie in understanding the neurobiological underpinnings of stress resilience and vulnerability, particularly as they relate to neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression. Unfortunately, despite the fact that women are more likely than men to develop depression and other stress-related neuropsychiatric disorders, female subjects continue to be largely...
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Raquel Costa

Raquel Costa

Researcher Lusófona University Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) HEI‐Lab: Digital Human‐Environment Interaction Labs
Executive Director of the HEI-Lab and Professor at Lusofona University with teaching experience since 2009. I am and Auxiliary Researcher recently awarded (2023) with an individual FCT contract (CEEC) to study brain synchrony and biobehavioral pathways of caregiver-child co-regulation associated with early developmental and mental health problems. As a PhD...
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Raquel Rodriguez

Raquel Rodriguez

Undergraduate Student McGill University Gender, Society, and Health School of Kinesiology
Raquel Rodriguez is a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology student at McGill University who is deeply committed to advancing healthcare, with a particular focus on women and marginalized communities. Recognizing the unique struggles faced by these groups, including transgender and gender-diverse individuals, fuels her passion for promoting inclusive and equitable...
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Rasika Iyer

Rasika Iyer

PhD Candidate Mount Sinai Hospital Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) Icahn School of Medicine
Rasika Iyer is a Neuroscience PhD candidate in Ian Maze’s lab at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her dissertation work focuses on investigating how ovarian hormones impact H3K4me3Q5ser, a novel epigenetic mechanism important for neural plasticity and stress responsivity. In addition to her research, Rasika is passionate...
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Ravia Arora

Ravia Arora

Master's student University of Waterloo Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Ravia is a second-year Master of Public Health student at the University of Waterloo. She has professional and research experience in health equity, digital health interventions, mental health, user-experience and design. She is also a Project Coordinator in research and development, on the futures innovation team at lululemon. Ravia is...
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Rayna Adachi

Rayna Adachi

Master of Public Health Student University of Toronto Gender, Society, and Health
Rayna is a first-year Master of Public Health student at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health. She previously completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University. Rayna has had the opportunity to contribute to a wide range of research projects, including work with...
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