Ionescu, Catalina

  Catalina Ionescu completed her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in May 2023, followed by a Master of Public Health (MPH) at UBC, which she completed in May 2025. Her academic and professional interests are grounded in a deep commitment to advancing maternal and fetal health, with a […]

Brady, Jocelyn

  Jocelyn is a White settler working and living on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She is the Knowledge Mobilization Coordinator for the SHAPE Hub – a pan-Canadian initiative focused on addressing barriers to evidence-based information and treatment for sexual difficulties and genito-pelvic pain […]

Hira, Jenine

Ronayne, Emma

  Emma received her BSc Honours in Anthropology and MPH focused on Indigenous Health Studies at the University of Victoria. She is now a student in the PhD Health Sciences program at the University of Northern British Columbia. Her research applies a lens of intersectionality to address health inequities and improve access to sexual and […]

Fisher-Hulse, Caia

Obtained my Honours Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto, and am currently pursuing my Master’s of Science degree in the Women+ and Children’s Health Sciences Program at the University of British Columbia. I am a graduate student researcher in the BOOST (Better Outcomes for the Sickest and Tiniest) Program.

Wilhelmy, Mathilde

  I am currently a graduate student in the Lunken Lab at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. After graduating from McGill University with a degree in Dietetics, I worked as a registered dietitian in Quebec, gaining experience in private clinics. During this time, I observed a gap in specific guidance for people living with […]

Rapos, Victoria

  I recently completed my PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of British Columbia. My dissertation focused on understanding neural activity and behaviours associated with a daily task of collision avoidance in children with and without developmental coordination disorder. Now as a postdoctoral fellow, my research focuses on understanding the structural and functional relationship […]

Levett, Kate

  Dr Kate Levett is an epidemiologist, educator, Chinese medicine practitioner and maternal health research specialist, focusing on childbirth education practices. She is a Senior Research Fellow, at the University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney School of Medicine, and an adjunct Fellow at the NICM Health Research Institute at Western Sydney University and an Honorary […]

Burrell, Jen

  Jen Burrell is a Master’s Student under the supervision of Dr. Kalina Christoff Hadjiilieva in the psychology department at UBC. Jen completed her BSc at the University of Alberta, with a specialization in Psychological Research, in 2021. As an undergraduate, Jen researched a novel approach to diagnosing stroke using mobile electroencephalography (EEG), in hopes […]