Upcoming Virtual Mentoring Sessions

Are you a trainee interested in the health of women, trans and non-binary people? Do you want to meet new mentors and other trainees from across the country? Do you have questions about career paths related to women’s health research?

Join PWHR and diverse mentors who work in the academic, not-for-profit and government sectors and trainees from across the country for virtual mentoring sessions.

These virtual sessions involve short presentations from mentors about their career trajectories, and the lessons learned and advice they can share,  followed by an informal, small group discussion with the mentor of your choice.

Spots are limited! Register today.

Presentations from past virtual mentoring sessions can be viewed here.

October 20, 2025

Dr. Alexa Yakubovich is a social epidemiologist whose mixed-methods research program aims to advance a rigorous understanding of what causes and can prevent violence against women and gender-based violence more broadly. She is currently a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University and Affiliate Scientist with Nova Scotia Health and the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at Unity Health Toronto. In addition, Dr. Yakubovich serves as an Associate Scientist with the Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit, a Scholar at the Healthy Populations Institute, and a Research Fellow at the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research. She is actively engaged in multi-sector research that informs service design and policy reform across Canadian and international contexts.

With a PhD in environmental science and over two decades of experience, Dr. Victoria Gay works at the intersection of research, strategy, and organizational change — helping organizations understand, focus, innovate, and maximize their impact across health, housing, justice, employment, social services, social finance, energy transition, and environmental sustainability.

She has worked with non-profits, governments, start-ups, and major institutions to shape strategy, drive innovation, redefine mandates, build partnerships, support mergers, secure funding, increase awareness, and advance advocacy — all to increase impact.

Advancing gender equity — including health, rights, and opportunity for women, trans, and non-binary people — has been central to her career. While completing her doctorate, Victoria was also working in women’s health research, a commitment that has continued throughout her work. Victoria now works as a strategic consultant to purpose-driven organizations, applying her experience and passion to deliver lasting impact.

The Partnership for Women’s Health Research Canada uses the term women to refer to all people who identify as women. We use trans and non-binary as umbrella terms to refer to people with a wide range of gender identities that are different from the gender they were assigned at birth.
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