About Us
Dr. Nese Yuksel
Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta
Dr. Yuksel’s research program focuses on clinical health research involving innovative approaches to enhance quality of care in women’s health, including menopause, sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and osteoporosis. She is a NAMS Certified Menopause Practitioner.
Katherine Babyn
Previous Masters Student, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta; currently Medical Student at University of Alberta
Babyn’s research is in the area of pharmacy practice, with an interest in cannabis use for medical purposes related to women’s health. Our research team is exploring the experiences and perspectives of women using cannabis in menopause.
Emma Bedard
Masters Student, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta
Emma’s studies focus on long-acting contraception and how healthcare providers can support women’s access to contraception. She is a pharmacist and spends her free time crafting and making baked goods.
Dr. Tasneem Siyam
Pharmacist, researcher clinician
Tasneem’s scholarly work is focused on contributing to the field of developing knowledge translation tools that will aid patients and clinicians including pharmacists engage in shared decision-making in clinical domains, such as women’s health, travel health, mental health and diabetes. Tasneem is also a certified diabetes and travel health educator since 2016.
Neha Dhalani
Previous PharmD Student; currently pharmacist
Haneen Mansour
Previous PharmD student; currently pharmacist
Alyssa Hellman
Previous PharmD student; currently pharmacy resident