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Jhajj, Kiran
I’m Kiranjot from Prince George, BC and I just finished my BSc Honours in Psychology at the University of Northern British Columbia. Currently, I am an MSc student in the UNBC Psychology program. My research interests include female behavioural neuroendocrinology, specifically looking at the effects of ovarian hormones on learning. I am also passionate about […]
Wood, Whitney
Dr. Whitney Wood is a historian of medicine, health, and the gendered body in modern Canada. She earned her PhD from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, ON in 2016, and before joining VIU in July 2019, held postdoctoral fellowships at Birkbeck, University of London and the University of Calgary. Dr. Wood’s research explores the broad history of attitudes towards […]
Harrigan, Richard
For 20 years I was Director of the Research Laboratory at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, where I undertook the development, validation and implementation of methods for monitoring disease progression and response to antiviral therapy. Before this, I was Group Leader, Clinical Virology at the UK pharmaceutical companies Wellcome and GlaxoWellcome, working on […]
King, Elizabeth
: Elizabeth King received her BSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Northern British Columbia, followed by her MD at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She went on to gain specialty training in Internal Medicine and subspecialty training in Infectious Diseases at UBC. Her research and clinical interests are to better understand […]
Ojukwu, Emmanuela
Dr. Emmanuela Ojukwu is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia, School of Nursing. Her research niche is based on racial and gender health disparities and inequities, and health promotion for marginalized population, particularly African, Caribbean and Black women and youths. She also conducts research on sexual health with specific focus on sexually transmitted infections, particularly HIV/AIDS. […]
Norman, Wendy
Wendy V. Norman, MD, CCFP, FCFP, DTM&H, MHSc, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Practice, and an Associate Member in both the School of Population and Public Health, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Dr. Norman is an Honorary […]
Freeman, Shannon
Dr. Freeman is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Northern British Columbia. She is a social gerontologist and member of AGEWELL: Canada’s technology and aging network focusing on innovative solutions to support healthy aging. As a social gerontologist, Dr. Freeman incorporates a collaborative approach to engage in a broad […]
Lisonkova, Sarka
Dr. Sarka Lisonkova is an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the Children’s and Women’s Hospital of British Columbia in Vancouver, and an adjunct faculty at the School of Population and Public Health, UBC. Her medical training was in the Czech Republic and she obtained her MSc in Epidemiology from the […]
Sattari, Mahsa
I obtained my Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences in 2009. After one year working in a pediatric rehabilitation clinic, I pursued a Master of Occupational Therapy at USWR. Completing my degree in 2012, Zanjan Medical University invited me to establish the Occupational Therapy department at […]