Vickery Trinkaus-Randall
Professor Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine – Biochemistry & Cell Biology Research Areas wound healing Why Women’s Health? Women’s health cancers, diseases are understudied and or present differently. Even dry eye has a different prevalence.
Bob Varelas
Professor Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine – Biochemistry & Cell Biology Research Areas Mechanotransduction and epithelial biology Why Women’s Health? Our group has been collaborating with Dr. Wendy Kuohung, Dr. Robin Ingalls and Dr. Joyce Wong to study molecular events that contribute to infertility. As part of these studies we have been investigating sexually […]
Traci Hong
Professor College of Communication – Media Science Research Areas Health communications Why Women’s Health? When I was BIRCWH scholar my focus was on maternal child health, so I’ve long believed that the health choices made by women permeate to her family and offsprings, having lasting impact on subsequent generations for both men and women. Whether […]
Michael Fischer
Chief of the Section of General Internal Medicine, Professor Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine – General Internal Medicine Research Areas Health Services Research Why Women’s Health? Rigorous and innovative research in women’s health, especially in health services, can help us understand how to better serve our patients and community.
Maureen Dubreuil
Associate Professor Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine – Rheumatology Research Areas Spondyloarthritis Why Women’s Health? There are profound sex-related disparities in time to diagnosis of spondyloarthritis as well as disparities in response to therapies and outcomes.
Carl Streed, Jr.
Associate Professor Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine – General Internal Medicine Research Areas LGBTQ+ health, Preventive Health Why Women’s Health? Assessing and addressing key drivers of health (in)equities requires an expansive understanding of sex and gender. Naturally, exploring the unique experiences, needs, and outcomes of women’s health are part of this.
Sheree Boulet
Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Research Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research Areas Structural drivers of maternal health disparities, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, postpartum care access Why Women’s Health? Conditions that affect women have been chronically understudied, contributing to persistent gaps in physical and mental health status […]
Cara Lewis
Professor Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences – Physical Therapy Research Areas Musculoskeletal hip pain Why Women’s Health? Females are vastly underrepresented in the research on the development hip structure in athlete, yet comprise nearly 2/3 of the clinical population with hip pain. We work to address the substantial research disparity between female and […]
Jessica Leibler
Associate Professor School of Public Health – Department of Environmental Health Research Areas epidemiology Why Women’s Health? I am interested in disparities in kidney disease affecting women, specifically women of color, both in the US and internationally.
Mara Murray Horwitz
Assistant Professor Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine – General Internal Medicine Research Areas women’s health, health services research Why Women’s Health? Family planning, pregnancy, the postpartum transition — all of them are pivotal moments in a person’s life, setting the foundation for the future health of the individual as well as their family. I […]