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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.

Selin Yildiz

Selin Yildiz

Student University of British Columbia Gender, Society, and Health
Selin is a Political Science and Economics student at the University of British Columbia. Her academic and research interests center on health equity, health policy, and the social determinants of health, with a particular focus on women’s health and well-being. Selin has contributed to a national action plan advancing the...
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Selina Williams

Selina Williams

Kia ora! My name is Selina and I am currently a PhD Student at the University of Otago in New Zealand. I specialise in genetic research of women’s health conditions with a particular emphasis currently on polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) and endometriosis. I focus on taking large population-level datasets...
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Serena Habib

Serena Habib

Graduate Student Columbia University Gender, Society, and Health
I am a Master of Science in Social Work and Master of Public Health candidate at Columbia University. I graduated from McMaster University in Toronto, Canada. I founded the Canadian Premenstrual Disorders Association and am passionate about advancing our understanding of reproductive mental health and increasing equitable access to care....
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Sergio A. Silverio

Sergio A. Silverio

Academic Psychologist King's College London
Sergio A. Silverio is an academic Psychologist with a research interest in women’s mental health over the lifecourse. He first read for a Masters in Psychological Sciences at the University of Liverpool, where he specialised in Clinical and Health Psychology. His work at the University of Liverpool focused on key...
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Sesina Issak

Sesina Issak

Student York University Gender, Society, and Health
Sesina Issak is an undergraduate researcher at York University completing a Specialized Honours degree in Cognitive Science with a specialization in Psychology. Her research interests sit at the intersection of mental health, equity, and community wellbeing. She has worked as a Research Assistant at the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, where...
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Shahin Kassam

Shahin Kassam

Postdoctoral Fellow University of British Columbia Gender, Society, and Health School of Nursing
Dr. Shahin Kassam holds a PhD in Nursing from the University of Victoria and comes from a clinical public health nursing background with focus on women living with emotional, mental, and physical sequelae of forced migration. As the successful candidate for a grant-funded Postdoctoral Research Fellowship within the UBC School...
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Shambhu Adhikari

Shambhu Adhikari

Postdoctoral Fellow University of British Columbia Gender, Society, and Health
Shambhu P Adhikari, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at the University of British Columbia. His research focuses on better understanding brain injury and evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of a community support network intervention in women experiencing intimate partner violence. He...
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Shana Johnstone

Shana Johnstone

Uncover Editorial Gender, Society, and Health
Shana Johnstone (she/her) is a certified structural and stylistic editor with Editors Canada (2015) and a GGS-certified Menopause Coaching Specialist (2023). Shana helps academics, governments, and non-profits to strategically and effectively communicate their work to targeted audiences, and her favourite projects are those that focus on knowledge translation, advocacy, and...
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Shanice Harris

Shanice Harris

Women’s Health Program Coordinator CAYR Community Connections Gender, Society, and Health
I am a community leader with a background in Social Service Work and a Bachelor of Social Work. I currently serve as the Women’s Health Coordinator at CAYR Community Connections. With over eight years of experience in the non-profit sector, my work is grounded in a deep commitment to supporting...
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Shannon Delage

Shannon Delage

Master's student McGill University Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Shannon is an undergraduate student at McGill University in her last year of her Bachelor’s of Science majoring in Kinesiology. She is beginning her Master’s degree in the Cardiovascular Health and Autonomic Regulation Laboratory with a profound interest in women and transgender cardiovascular health.
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Shawna Narayan

Shawna Narayan

Master's student University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) Department of Psychiatry
Shawna Narayan is a graduate student researcher with the CREDA Study in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia. Her research explores the experiences ethnic minorities have with anxiety and depressive resources to help support the creation of culturally responsive e-mental health services. She has an interest...
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