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Roberts, Martha
Martha has been deeply interested in women’s health since the birth of her first child at home in East Vancouver in 1997. Prior to her midwifery education, Martha worked in community-based women’s health initiatives and participatory action research with low-income mothers and children in the Lower Mainland. Martha received her Bachelor of Midwifery from the […]
Pooni, Amrita
Resident Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Phillips, Rachel
Rachel Phillips (Executive Director) is a health sociologist with a passion for the non-profit sector, evidence based service delivery, and health and social equity. For over a decade Rachel has been involved in community-based research addressing social determinants of health among people in the sex industry, women who use substances during pregnancy and early parenting, social welfare […]
Palmer, Becky
Dr. Becky Palmer serves as the Chief Nursing Officer. She was born in Saskatchewan, raised in Alberta and has been living in BC since 1987. In her role as CNO, Dr. Palmer leads FNHA’s Nursing Services and oversees both operations and transformation of nursing programs with an emphasis on quality. Her initial focus is on […]
Wood, Mary
I was born and raised on a small farm on Gabriola Island and moved to Victoria to complete my undergrad in Biology at UVic. I worked for an ophthalmologist following graduation and began my journey at UBC Medical School last fall. Over the last year I have developed a keen interest in endocrinology, specifically in fertility and reproductive […]
Pinzón Hernández, Paula
Philosopher, MPH, PhD student in Reproductive and Developmental Sciences. For the last nine years, I have worked as a strategic communication and knowledge management consultant on international cooperation projects, most of them related to women’s health, maternal mortality, and abortion. I am interested in the knowledge translation gaps between women experiencing abortion, health personnel, and […]
Pakzad, Zahra
Zahra is a PhD student in the UBC Department of Microbiology and Immunology since January 2021, working with primary supervisor Dr. Deborah Money. She has been with the Reproductive Infectious Diseases team since June 2015, first as a Research Coordinator with VOGUE (Vaginal Microbiome Group Initiative), and then as the Research Manager for the Maternal […]
Michalak, Erin
Dr. Erin Michalak is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, Program Director for the APEC Digital Hub for Mental Health and the Patient Engagement Methods Clusters Lead for the BC SUPPORT Unit. Her background is in psychology, with a PhD awarded from the University of […]
Mehra, Neeraj
Dr. Neeraj Mehra completed his residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Queen’s University in 2010. This was followed by a one-year fellowship in advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) in Gynecology at the University of Ottawa, with a focus on difficult laparoscopic cases including large fibroid uteri and severe endometriosis. He then finished a second fellowship […]