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Simel Masood
Emerging public and reproductive health researcher from Pakistan working on SRHR, PCOS screening, PCOS & Reproducive Cancer Biomarkers, and youth health equity. Passionate about data-driven reforms, community education, and disability-inclusive reproductive care.
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Simone Vigod
Dr. Simone Vigod is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, and Head of the Department of Psychiatry at Women’s College Hospital. Her background includes an Honours BSc in Psychology from McGill University (1999), an MD from the University of Toronto, U of T (2003)...
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Simran Sandhu
Simran Sandhu is a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto, under the supervision of Dr. Meghan Chenoweth. Her current work focuses on utilizing bioinformatic tools to explore the biological liability to migraine and anxiety in women.
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Sofia Kim
Sofia is an undergraduate psychology student at the University of Toronto. As the daughter of a Korean immigrant couple, raised in Italy before moving to Canada, she has navigated multiple cultural environments and social norms throughout her life. These experiences shape her research interests in impression management, identity coherence, and...
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Sol Vidal Almela
Sol is an emerging research leader in the fields of clinical exercise physiology, cardiac rehabilitation (CR), and sex and gender considerations. She has published over 20 manuscripts with co-authors from more than 10 countries. Her novel work has significantly benefited the cardiovascular disease and CR communities. For instance, five of...
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Sonia Cristovao
PhD student and physiotherapist specializing in women’s pelvic health, with a focus on physical activity and pelvic floor health during and after pregnancy. My research integrates clinical expertise with behavioural science to understand how digital interventions can support prevention and management of pelvic floor dysfunction. I have international experience and...
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Sonia Grandi
Dr. Sonia Grandi is a Research Scientist in the Child Evaluative Sciences Program at the Research Institute of the Hospital for Sick Children and an Assistant Professor in the Division of Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. Her research focuses on improving maternal and...
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Sonia Milani
Sonia (she/her/hers) is a MA student in the Clinical Psychology program. She has been conducting research in the field of sexuality using psychophysiology and eye-tracking methods since 2016. Her master’s thesis will explore modifiable factors that promote individuals’ and couples’ sexual well-being, with the goal of developing evidence-based interventions aimed...
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Sophia Frangou
Dr. Frangou, MD, PhD, FRCPsych serves as Research Chair in Brain Health at the University of British Columbia, Canada, and Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA. She received her Master’s Degree in Neuroscience and her PhD from the University of London, UK and...
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Sophia Tan
Sophia completed her B.Sc. in Honours Life Sciences Biology at University of Waterloo in the co-operative education program. Her current research interests focus on women’s health-related quality of life and health equity as it pertains to breast oncology and reconstruction, from identifying barriers for inclusive cancer care to investigating clinical...
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Sophia Witterick-Laskin
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Sophie Arseneault
Sophie Arseneault is a long-standing advocate for health equity. Serving as a Board Director for Fòs Feminista’s International Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice, she supports youth-led approaches to regressive policies impeding on the health and well-being of vulnerable communities. In this capacity, Sophie has identified disparities...
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