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Krasnick-Warsh, Cheryl
Cheryl Krasnick Warsh, PhD, FRSC is Professor of History at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, Canada, where she teaches North American women’s history, medical history, family history and popular culture. A graduate of Western and Queen’s Universities, she is a former Associated Medical Services Inc./Hannah Institute for the History of Medicine Fellow and Fulbright Canada-US […]
Lamers, Yvonne
My enthusiasm for human nutrition research draws from my interest in the physiology and biochemistry of nutrition-related diseases and in targeted and population-based prevention strategies of chronic diseases. My research specifically focuses on B-vitamins and their kinetics and functions in human metabolism. B-vitamins are required for normal cell growth and neurological function and thus have […]
Hemingway, Dawn
Dawn is a long-time community activist coming out of the women’s liberation, student and political movements of the 1960’s, including being an organizer of the 1970 Caravan to Ottawa to get abortion out of the Criminal Code. Currently, she is an Associate Professor and Chair in the UNBC School of Social Work supervising graduate students […]
Côté, Hélène
Dr. Côté is a Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia. She is also an Associate member of the Women’s Health Research Institute, an Investigator of the UBC Centre for Blood Research, Director of the Graduate Program in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and serves on the Canadian […]
Shannon, Kate
Dr. Kate Shannon, PhD, MPH (Global Health) is a Professor and a Canada Research Chair in Gender Equity, Sexual Health & Global at UBC and Executive Director of the Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity (www.cgshe.ca). She holds a CIHR Sex and Gender Science Chair in Advancing Gender-Transformative Sexual Health Care in Canada. Dr. […]
Lavoie, Pascal
I am a neonatologist and developmental immunologist. As a clinician, I am regularly involved in the medical care of infants needing intensive medical care at BC Women’s Hospital. Newborns are particularly vulnerable to infections. Infection and prematurity are leading causes of mortality and long-term health problems. As a researcher, my lab focuses on understanding the […]
Wong, Jonathan
Dr. Wong joined the department in September as Clinical Faculty in the Division of Neonatology. Jonathan was born and raised in Vancouver and moved to Ontario for his studies. He completed his paediatric residency at Queen’s University and a Neonatal-Perinatal medicine fellowship at the University of Toronto. In terms of academic interests, he is focusing […]
Ziabakhsh, Shabnam
Shabnam Ziabakhsh, PhD, received her doctorate degree in Experimental Psychology from Simon Fraser University. Shabnam is an experienced program evaluator with more than 15 years of experience in conducting program evaluation (both summative and formative) and applied research, using quantitative, qualitative and participatory approaches with multiple stakeholders. Shabnam is currently the Evaluation Specialist at BC […]
Seethram, Ken
Dr. Seethram is a Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Dr. Seethram completed his MD and Specialty training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Alberta. He has extensive ultrasound background and training, and is focused in First Trimester Ultrasound for genetic abnormalities, as accredited by Fetal Medicine Foundation. In addition to his […]