
In the Media: Dr. Nichole Fairbrother Featured on CBC Radio “Just Asking” Podcast
Dr. Nichole Fairbrother shares insights into common misconceptions surrounding postpartum mental health and the importance of better understanding these experiences.

Dr. Nichole Fairbrother shares insights into common misconceptions surrounding postpartum mental health and the importance of better understanding these experiences.

Designed and facilitated by Qualitative Research Analyst Julia Santana Parrilla, WHRI’s first qualitative research summer student series was conceptualized as a sequential two-parter to engage attendees in critical reflections of research philosophies and equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) principles.

WHRI staff and researchers welcomed leaders from PHSA for two tours over the summer, highlighting interest and investment in embedding women’s health research in clinical spaces.

WHRI is very pleased to congratulate the recipient of the 2026 Dr. Monica K. Li and Family Undergraduate Medical Student Research Award in Women’s Health.

The Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) is very pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2026 Graduate and Fellowship Research Awards in Women’s Health.

Congratulations to Dr. Mohamed Bedaiwy, the recipient of the 2026 PRIME Centre Research Award.
The Women’s Health Research Institute would like to acknowledge that we are uninvited guests on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lo, and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-waututh) Nations.
As a provincial research institute committed to improving the health outcomes of women, including those across the 2SLGBTQIA+ spectrum, we recognize our responsibility in the collective effort towards establishing culturally safe health care systems and services that address health inequities among Indigenous peoples, especially Indigenous women, girls, and Two-spirit peoples.
We encourage all people involved in research to read both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action and the In Plain Sight Report, and reflect on ways we can incorporate the recommendations into our work. As we gather in spaces together, we encourage you to reflect on your positionality on these lands and your personal commitments to reconciliation.