Our Expert Database is designed to connect you with multidisciplinary women’s health researchers, professors, post-doctoral fellows, and more. Use this platform to find a collaborator for your research project, identify an expert to comment on current events or discover a supervisor for your graduate work. On top of that, if you’re seeking trainees to support your work you can find them here too.

You may find experts by name, career type, and/or by entering keywords in the “area of research expertise” to narrow your search. For instance, if your research focus is brain health and understanding progressive disease, you can find experts with knowledge in these areas by entering keywords like “Alzheimer’s” or “Dementia”.

Ariel Aguiar Bonfim Cruz

PhD Student University of Idaho Gender, Society, and Health ariela@uidaho.edu

I am a Ph.D. student in Movement Sciences and a Research Assistant on an NIH funded project examining Normal Weight Obesity among women. Broadly, I hope to further examine impacts of excess adipose tissue on hormonal profiles among women and examine exercise interventions to increase physical activity and exercise among...

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Arminée Kazanjian

Professor University of British Columbia Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) arminee.kazanjian@ubc.ca School of Population and Public Health

Arminée Kazanjian, DrSocis Professor, School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Kazanjian is a recognized Health Services & Policy Researcher whose work incorporates social epidemiology and health technology assessment, social and cultural dimensions of care seeking and service provision, and health workforce policy. Dr. Kazanjian is expert...

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Arrthy Thayaparan

Blog Co-coordinator womenshealth.blog@ubc.ca

Arrthy is a first-year UBC Master of Journalism student, based on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-waututh nations. She is endlessly curious about science and social justice, and hopes to bridge the gap between the public and experts in her work. She also has an immense passion...

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Ashley Balsom

PhD Student University of Regina Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) ashleyannebalsom@gmail.com

Ashley A. Balsom is a doctoral student in clinical psychology at the University of Regina. She is also currently a SSHRC doctoral fellow. Ms. Balsom is currently working under the supervision of Dr. Jennifer Gordon in the Women’s Mental Health Research Unit. She is interested in exploring evidence-based interventions adapted...

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Ashley Benge

Senior Technical Officer and PhD Candidate University College Cork Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) abenge@ucc.ie

Driven by a deep interest in the human body and its complexities, I hold a BSc in Kinesiology, Exercise & Sports Science, Psychology, and Biology from the U.S. and I further honed this passion with an MSc in Human Anatomy from University College Cork (2022), leading me to my current...

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Ashley Curtis

Assistant Professor University of South Florida Applied (Clinical and Engineering Applications) ashleycurtis@usf.edu School of Nursing

Dr. Ashley Curtis is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of South Florida (USF) and Director of the Cognition, Aging, Sleep, and Health (CASH) Lab. Her research focuses on bidirectional associations between sleep and cognition in healthy and pathological aging populations, and how sex-related mechanisms...

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Ashley Groth

Master of Public Health Student University of Toronto Gender, Society, and Health a.groth@mail.utoronto.ca

Ashley is a Master of Public Health student at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health and an Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences graduate from Queen’s University. As someone with lived experience with mental health struggles and barriers to healthcare, much of Ashley’s work and interests focus...

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Ashlinn Pennell

Masters Student Memorial University Gender, Society, and Health albpennell@mun.ca

Ashlinn completed a joint honours B.A. in Psychology and Religious Studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2025, where she gained diverse research experience across psychology, religious studies, and medicine. Her honours thesis examined the prevalence and predictors of a lesser-known manifestation of obsessive–compulsive disorder, commonly referred to...

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Ashlyn Swift-Gallant

Associate Professor Memorial University Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) aswiftgallant@mun.ca

Dr. Ashlyn Swift-Gallant is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador (MUNL). Dr. Swift-Gallant earned her PhD from the University of Toronto and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Michigan State University. Her research investigates how the processes of sex development shape the...

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Atafeh Najafi

Postdoctoral researcher University of British Columbia Discovery (Biological & Genetic Mechanisms) atefeh.najafi@ubc.ca Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of British Columbia (UBC). As a member of the Yong Research Team at BC Women’s Hospital, my current research investigates the role of somatic driver mutations in endometriosis. Through this work, I aim to...

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Avani Dhunna

Events & Communications Assistant University of British Columbia womenshealth.events@ubc.ca

Avani is a fifth-year undergraduate student studying English Literature and Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. Avani has a background in managing an undergraduate literary journal and is passionate about playing a part in the process of bringing important, diverse stories to light. She worked effortlessly to help...

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