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 48 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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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.

Taleah Dumoulin

Taleah Dumoulin

Research Assistant University of Oslo Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
I have a background in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, as well as Global and Public Health, and currently work as a research assistant at the University of Oslo. My research to date has fostered a strong interest in how developmental processes shape mental health, particularly through the interaction of psychosocial...
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Tamar Austin

Tamar Austin

University of British Columbia Gender, Society, and Health
Tamar Austin (She/Her) (BSc, MPH, PhDc) is a mixed-methods researcher who utilizes community-based methods of inquiry, Intersectionality, and Critical Black Feminist theory to understand how institutions and overarching systems, stemming from a legacy of colonial and white supremacy, shape experiences and access to care. Tamar’s previous research has included the...
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Tamara Aboushady

Tamara Aboushady

Undergraduate student University of Toronto Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
I’m an undergraduate student at the university of Toronto pursuing a major in Health Sciences (Population Health) with a minor in Psychology. My interests include metabolic health, women’s health and health psychology. I love communicating science, and I’m driven to advance research on women’s health and bridge translational gaps.
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Tamara Bodnar

Tamara Bodnar

Research Associate University of British Columbia Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
Dr. Tamara Bodnar is a Research Associate in the Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences at The University of British Columbia (UBC), supervised by Dr. Joanne Weinberg. Her research examines the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure and other early-life environmental manipulations on immune function across development. Her research involves animal...
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Tania Pereira

Tania Pereira

PhD Student York University Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
I am currently researching the effects of oral contraceptives on autonomic function, specifically investigating physiological responses to reflex activations in healthy women (chemoreflex, mechanoreflex and metaboreflex). I am also investigating the effects of the menstrual cycle and sex differences.
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Taniya Nagpal

Taniya Nagpal

Assistant Professor University of Alberta Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Taniya Nagpal is an Assistant Professor at The University of Alberta with the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation. She completed her PhD from the University of Western Ontario with the Exercise and Pregnancy Lab and Exercise and Health Psychology Lab. Her dissertation work included developing and testing strategies to...
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Tanya Lazor

Tanya Lazor

Postdoctoral Fellow / Social Worker Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Gender, Society, and Health
Dr. Tanya Lazor obtained her MSW at the University of Windsor and her PhD in Health Services Research at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Her postdoctoral work is currently underway and explores intersectional inequalities of cannabis use among people living with HIV....
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Tarrah Ethier

Tarrah Ethier

PhD Student Queen's University Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) Medicine
Tarrah is a PhD Student in Translational Medicine (Department of Medicine) at Queen’s University. She works in the Ormiston Lab and focuses her studies on understanding the mechanisms behind the sex paradox in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, a deadly disease that implicates the cardiovascular, pulmonary and immune systems. She previously explored...
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Teal Eich

Teal Eich

Assistant Professor University of Southern California Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Teal S. Eich, PhD, is a cognitive neuroscientist whose research explores age-related changes to executive function. She is particularly interested in the neural mechanisms supporting cognitive inhibition, and understanding how morphological changes to neuroanatomy affect the ability to successfully inhibit information across different levels (during response, when selectively attending to...
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Tegan Hargreaves

Tegan Hargreaves

PhD Candidate McMaster University Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Tegan Hargreaves is a fourth-year PhD Candidate in the Neuroscience Graduate Program at McMaster University, working in the Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research. Her research uses structural MRI, task-based fMRI, and functional connectivity analyses to identify neural biomarkers that predict treatment response across substance-use disorders, including alcohol, nicotine, and...
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Temitope Okunola

Temitope Okunola

Faculty Member Ekiti State University Gender, Society, and Health
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

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Associate Professor University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) Department of Physical Therapy
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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