Wiebe, Ellen

Dr. Ellen Wiebe is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia. After 30 years of full-service family practice, she now restricts her practice to women’s health and assisted death. She is the Medical Director of Willow Women’s Clinic in Vancouver and provides medical and surgical abortions and […]

Preston, Roanne

Dr. Preston received her medical degree from the University of Ottawa, where she also completed an internship and residencies in Internal Medicine and Anesthesia. Dr. Preston subsequently completed a fellowship in Obstetrical Anesthesia at the University of Toronto, Women’s College Hospital. Prior to joining the UBC Faculty of Medicine in 2004, Dr. Preston was an […]

Saxell, Lee

Lee trained as a midwife in the early 1980s, completed a Masters program in Midwifery Research in the UK in 1994, and has been a practicing midwife for over 30 years. She is currently the Program Leader at BC Women’s Hospital of a multi-disciplinary Cesarean Task Force, which is promoting normal birth. She is a […]

Gagnon, Alain

Weaver, Sydney

I work closely with women with histories of severe trauma. I facilitate their ability to manage symptoms of PTSD, and identify/use their own resources. Problematic substance use is a common recourse to managing PTSD; I teach alternative, safe ways of coping (Najavits). In group and individual settings my theoretical/clinical approach is relational, anti-oppressive and mindfulness-based. […]

Stoll, Kathrin

Kathrin Stoll has degrees in psychology and sociology, and recently completed an interdisciplinary PhD (midwifery/nursing/epidemiology) at the University of British Columbia. She has been active in academic and community based research for the past 10 years, with a focus on maternity care issues. She is co-editor of the Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research & Practice and […]

Pederson, Ann

I am interested in the experience of health and illness, particularly living with chronic conditions. I am deeply committed to feminist, gender-transformative health promotion and researching interventions that can simultaneously address harmful gender norms while improving health. Finally, I am interested in the policy process as a mechanism for social change. These interests have led […]

Elarar, Lehe

Talhouk, Aline

Dr. Talhouk is a data scientist with a Ph.D. in computational statistics with more than 10 years of experience in consulting and applied analytics. Driven, creative, strategic, and passionate about learning from data. Dr. Talhouk’s analytical skills span from exploratory and visual analysis to complex statistical and machine learning algorithms for clustering, predictive modeling, decision […]