Taylor, Darlene

Dr. Darlene Taylor is the Research Program Manager for Clinical Prevention Services at BCCDC and the Women’s Health Research Institute. She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at the School of Population and Public Health at UBC where she teaches a course on Methods for Systematic Reviews in Health Research. She obtained her Bachelor’s of […]

Christians, Julian

Dr. Christians completed postdoctoral training at the University of Edinburgh before coming to Simon Fraser University in 2006. His current research focuses how the placenta responds to suboptimal prenatal environments to mitigate adverse effects, and the ways in which these responses differ between the sexes.

Smith, Kelly

Biography Dr. Smith has a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Queen’s University and completed fellowship training at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and the University of British Columbia.  She has been funded by the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, Canadian Pain Society, and National Vulvodynia Association, and has authored several publications in the area […]

Buhler, Karen

Dr. Karen Buhler is family physician, who has been practising in Vancouver for over 30 years, 25 of which were as a full-service GP, and the past 7 years as a specialized focused practice of maternity care. She completed her BSc, MD, and Family Medicine Residency at UBC. She has a strong interest in Quality […]

Ensom, Mary

Dr. Mary Ensom (formerly Chandler) is Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Distinguished University Scholar, University of British Columbia (UBC) and Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia. Dr. Ensom earned her B.S. (Pharm.) degree in 1977 and Pharm.D. in 1985, both from the University of Kentucky. In between degrees, she […]

Fairbrother, Nichole

Dr. Nichole Fairbrother is a registered psychologist, clinical associate professor in the UBC Department of Family Practice, and the head of the UBC Perinatal Anxiety Research Lab (PARLab). She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of British Columbia, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in women’s reproductive health through the Child and Family […]

McAlpine, Jessica

Dr. Jessica McAlpine was born and raised in Vancouver. She did her medical training in the US, returning in 2006 to take a position at UBC and BC Cancer. Dr. McAlpine has been appointed the Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Chair in Gynaecologic Oncology and Heads the Division of Gynaecologic Oncology with Dr. Sarah Finlayson.  She is part of […]

Johnston, Caitlin

Caitlin Johnston is a Program Manager at BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre. Caitlin’s manages programs related to women’s sexual and reproductive health including; contraception and abortion services, pregnancy assessment and loss, management of chronic pelvic pain, reproductive healthcare for women with disabilities, sexual assault examination and support services, and community primary care clinics for […]

Allaire, Catherine