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Gondara, Lovedeep
Lovedeep Gondara is a Research Scientist (Machine Learning) at Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA). His research interests include privacy-preserving machine learning, applications of large language models to healthcare and resource constrained domains, multimodal machine learning, decentralized machine learning, and (bio)statistics. His current research is primarily focused on applications of his research interests to healthcare.
Dimri, Vrinda
I am a second-year PhD student in the Rehabilitation Sciences program under Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose. I completed my research masters in psychology from Tilburg Univeristy, Netherlands and have a strong background in cognitive neuropsychology. My aim is to engage in research involving lifestyle interventions that promote brain health and overall well-being of older adults.
Dehghani, Aysan
Aysan Dehghani is a researcher at the University of British Columbia and the student coordinator of IWASHRA’s Community Compass, a project exploring immigrant women’s access to sexual and reproductive healthcare in British Columbia. Her research focuses on identifying barriers newcomer women face in navigating healthcare systems and developing community-driven solutions. Currently, she is also […]
Barrera, Juliana
Dr. Juliana Barrera is an obstetric anesthesiologist, clinical instructor, and researcher at BC Women’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia. With a strong academic background, she earned her Honors Bachelor of Health Sciences, and Master’s degree in Human Kinetics with a specialization in Physiology and Doctor of Medicine from the University of Ottawa, […]
Yakubu, Suliat
I am a PhD candidate in the Human Motion Biomechanics Lab. My research is focused on the development of on-field, active game play-based assessments of activities in soccer using a single IMU, towards the prevention of ACL tear in Women’s soccer.
Sadarangani, Manish
Dr. Sadarangani completed his undergraduate medical training and pediatric residency in Cambridge, Oxford and London in the UK. He then completed his DPhil with the Oxford Vaccine Group in the UK, developing novel vaccine candidates for protection against capsular group B meningococcal disease, and a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases in Vancouver in 2013 […]
Rnic, Katerina
Dr. Katerina Rnic received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Western Ontario. She completed her pre-doctoral residency with Alberta Health Services in Calgary, where she focussed on CBT for individuals with chronic and comorbid mental health disorders and individuals coping with medical illness. Dr. Rnic has extensive training in CBT for […]
Nethery, Elizabeth
Dr. Elizabeth Nethery is a perinatal and reproductive epidemiologist with a broad interest in the impacts of research evidence on clinical practice. She is also a Registered Midwife (non-practicing) in BC. Her primary focus is in improving reproductive health and infant health outcomes through methodologically robust population health research. Her PhD research focused on […]
Orr, Natasha
I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia (UBC). My doctoral research explored the role of central sensitization and somatic activating KRAS mutations in endometriosis. Currently, my postdoctoral work is developing a virtual case-based resource about chronic pelvic pain in gynecologic conditions for health care […]