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Shannon, Kate
Dr. Kate Shannon, PhD, MPH (Global Health) is a Professor and a Canada Research Chair in Gender Equity, Sexual Health & Global at UBC and Executive Director of the Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity (www.cgshe.ca). She holds a CIHR Sex and Gender Science Chair in Advancing Gender-Transformative Sexual Health Care in Canada. Dr. […]
Lavoie, Pascal
I am a neonatologist and developmental immunologist. As a clinician, I am regularly involved in the medical care of infants needing intensive medical care at BC Women’s Hospital. Newborns are particularly vulnerable to infections. Infection and prematurity are leading causes of mortality and long-term health problems. As a researcher, my lab focuses on understanding the […]
Ziabakhsh, Shabnam
Shabnam Ziabakhsh, PhD, received her doctorate degree in Experimental Psychology from Simon Fraser University. Shabnam is an experienced program evaluator with more than 15 years of experience in conducting program evaluation (both summative and formative) and applied research, using quantitative, qualitative and participatory approaches with multiple stakeholders. Shabnam is currently the Evaluation Specialist at BC […]
van Schalkwyk, Julie
Dr. Julie van Schalkwyk is Head of Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, effective as of September 1, 2016. Dr. van Schalkwyk has been the interim Head for the last year. She has been on staff at BC Women’s, Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Hospital since 2005, and is a Clinical Associate Professor in the UBC Department […]
Fernandez, Ariadna
Ariadna has worked with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of British Columbia as the Research Program Manager since 2008. In this role, she has been responsible for promoting research and fostering academic scholarship within the Department. She works with residents, clinicians, researchers and graduate level trainees to support their research and […]
Elwood Martin, Ruth
Dr. Ruth Elwood Martin is a clinical professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC)’s School of Population and Public Health. She is also the inaugural director of UBC’s Collaborating Centre for Prison Health and Education, which was formed in 2006 to facilitate opportunities to enhance the well-being of individuals in custody and reintegration into […]
Wiedmeyer, Mei-ling
As a primary care physician for im/migrant families, as well as a family planning provider, my academic interest lies in exploring the intersections of migrant health and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) by doing community-based, patient-oriented research with marginalized im/migrant women. My academic and clinical work is oriented towards investigating and reducing barriers to accessing […]
Stuart, Gavin
Dr. Stuart is a Professor in the Department of Ob/Gyn, University of British Columbia. He served as the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at that institution from September 2003 through to September 2015 and UBC’s Vice-Provost Health from 2009 to 2016. Having received his undergraduate and postgraduate medical training at the University of Western […]
Ting, Joseph
Dr. Ting is currently a Clinical Associate Professor at Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia. Dr. Ting’s main research interests fall into two aspects: (i) neonatal infections & antimicrobial stewardship; and (ii) small-for-gestational age infants. He is interested in conducting (i) population studies to better understand the predictive variables associated with […]