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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 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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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.

Toktam Movassagh

Toktam Movassagh

Medical Student University of British Columbia Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Toktam is an incoming medical student at UBC, having graduated from UBC in 2023 with a major in Biology and a minor in Health and Society. She has worked in the Berman Lab on public health projects related to COVID-19 decision-making in BC and in the Bamji Lab on neuroscience...
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Tory Eisenlohr-Moul

Tory Eisenlohr-Moul

The University of Chicago Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Tory Eisenlohr-Moul, PhD, is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience and of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Chicago (as of July 1, 2026), where she directs the CLEAR Lab. The lab uses experimental hormone manipulations in mechanistic RCTs to test causal effects of ovarian hormone change on...
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Toshka Besharah

Toshka Besharah

Masters Student (Incoming - Fall 2026) University of Victoria Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
Olympian and fourth-year Translational and Molecular Medicine student at the University of Ottawa, bringing a unique combination of high-performance sport, academic excellence, and leadership to every environment she joins. Now in her sixth year on the Canadian National Canoe Kayak Team, she balances elite athletic commitments with a rigorous academic...
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Travis Hodges

Travis Hodges

Assistant Professor Mount Holyoke Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) Department of Psychology
Dr. Travis Hodges is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Travis studies sex differences in stress, as well as how stress affects cognitive biases. He completed his PhD at Brock University and was then a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Laboratory of Behavioural Neuroendocrinology...
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Tristan Philippe

Tristan Philippe

PhD Student University of British Columbia Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences
As a data scientist I value advancements that provide more data to dissect and discover. However, as a biologist I know that it is essential to have a deep understanding of the underlying biology to gain deep insights about the value of this data. With a decade of experience on...
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Troy A. Roepke

Troy A. Roepke

Associate Professor Rutgers University Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
Troy’s interests focus on the interactions of hormones (estrogens), diets, aging, and endocrine disrupting compounds (EDC) on neurophysiological functions controlled by the hypothalamus and other brain circuits, which control energy balance, reproduction, stress, and homeostasis.
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Tushar Boxi

Tushar Boxi

Student Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology Gender, Society, and Health
I am a multidisciplinary researcher and public health professional holding an M.Sc. in Microbiology and a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health and Epidemiology. My professional background bridges clinical diagnostics, where I served as a Microbiology Specialist, and large-scale public health initiatives, including leading field data collection efforts impacting over 12,000...
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Umi Umar

Umi Umar

Clinical Trainee College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms)
I am an international medical graduate from Nigeria, currently on my journey to practice here in Canada. I am a CPSBC-licensed clinical trainee doing clinical observerships in the family medicine. I am a women’s health advocate, I would love to get involved and join this beautiful community.
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Vaishnavi Cherukupalli

Vaishnavi Cherukupalli

Master's Student University of South Florida Gender, Society, and Health
I’m a student entering the master’s in women’s health program at the University of South Florida. I recently graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience from Smith College. I am deeply passionate about understanding the intersection between social determinants of health, sex-specific risk factors, and health outcomes in women. I...
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Valeria Garau

Valeria Garau

Trainee Clinical Psychologist University of Glasgow Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications)
I am a Trainee Clinical Psychologist on the Doctorate of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) programme at the University of Glasgow. My project involves co-developing a perinatal mental health screening measure for neurodiverse birthing people with experts by experience, as well as the initial psychometric evaluation of this measure.
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