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Temitope Okunola
Dr Temitope Okunola is a Nigerian Gynaecologist and gender advocate passionate about advancing sexual and reproductive health. Trained in qualitative research methods, I bring a strong qualitative research lens to my work, exploring the lived experiences behind health outcomes and policies She is the managing physician at the Ekiti Sexual...
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Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose, PhD, PT, is a Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, and Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity, Mobility, and Cognitive Health. She is the Research Director of the Vancouver General Hospital Falls Prevention Clinic (www.fallsclinic.ca) and Director of the Aging, Mobility, and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory (https://cogmob.rehab.med.ubc.ca)....
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Tess Carswell
Tess is a PhD candidate in mechanical engineering at the University of Victoria. She works in the Orthopaedic Technologies & Biomechanics Lab under the supervision of Dr. Josh Giles. Her work investigates sex differences in people with lower limb amputations for the consideration of prosthesis design optimization using musculoskeletal modelling....
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Tessa Woodside
My name is Tessa Woodside, and I am an undergraduate student going into my third year of life sciences at Queens University! I am spending my second summer as a research trainee working with Drs. Sandra Dumanski and Sofia Ahmed in their lab at the University of Calgary, with the...
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Thalia Field
Dr. Thalia Field is a stroke neurologist and clinician-researcher with a focus on clinical trials. She has a particular interest in process improvement in clinical trials, which includes optimizing strategies for participant recruitment and retention, investigating strategies for efficient use of resources, and selecting outcomes that are of relevance to...
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Thea Cacchioni
Joined UVic Gender Studies in 2011 My research examines the medicalization of sex, gender, and sexuality, broadly, as well as through specific diagnoses such as Female Sexual Dysfunction and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. I am interested in the ways in which doctors, psychiatrists, and more recently, drug companies shape understandings of...
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Thish Rajapakshe
Thish is a senior undergraduate student studying Molecular Biochemistry and Philosophy at UBC Okanagan. She is passionate about health equity, policy, and leveraging quality improvement science for the enhancement of women’s health. Her research areas of interest include the study of interpersonal factors affecting smoking cessation in young women and...
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Thuy-vy Nguyen
Dr. Thuy-vy T. Nguyen is the Principal Investigator of the Solitude Lab and an Associate Professor of Psychology at Durham University, UK. Her research examines how solitude contributes to emotional well-being and stress regulation. She is currently leading a three-year ESRC-funded project investigating women’s experiences of solitude during the transition...
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Tiffany Kuku
Tiffany Kuku is a psychology student at the University of Northern British Columbia, pursuing a major in psychology with a potential minor in women’s studies. She is deeply passionate about mental health, social equity, and fostering inclusive practices in research. Tiffany’s academic interests center on exploring the intersections of mental...
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Tim Oberlander
Dr. Tim Oberlander is a physician-scientist whose work bridges developmental neurosciences and community child health. He is a developmental pediatrician and works as the medical lead for the Complex Pain Service at BC Children’s Hospital. Since 1996, Dr Oberlander has led a research program seeking to understand how early life...
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Tina Kabir
I am pursuing a PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Toronto. My research in Dr. Laurie Zawertailo’s lab at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health investigates the effects of ovarian hormones on tobacco smoking treatment and cessation.
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Tina Kim
