IWFC Calgary: Women's Health Series - Mental Health | International Women's Forum Canada on Glue Up

Event Details

The IWFC Calgary is honoured to present the first in our Women's Health speaker series on January 23. Dr Liisa Galea, world-renowned expert on women's mental health, will speak to us about her research into how sex (gender), stress and hormones affect our brains. She is particularly interested in changes in brain and mental health during periods of hormonal change in women, such as menopause.

The IWF invites all members to bring a guest to this important discussion.

Guest Speakers:

Liisa Galea is the inaugural womenmind Treliving Family Chair in Women's Mental Health, Senior Scientist at CAMH, and leads the Women's Health Research Cluster. She comes to CAMH after being a Professor at University of British Columbia. Her PhD in Neuroscience (Western University) was followed by postdoctoral training at the Rockefeller University. Dr. Galea was a Distinguished University Scholar, NSERC Discovery Accelerator Award holder (2x), a Fellow at International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, Mortyn Jones Prize, and the Vancouver YWCA Women of Distinction award winner. She is the Principal Editor of Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, the President of Organization for the Study of Sex Differences and co-Vice-President of Canadian Organisation for Sex and Gender Research. She serves on advisory boards, editorial boards, and peer review panels internationally and nationally. Dr. Galea is a tireless advocate for women's health research and for sex and gender-based analyses to improve mental health for all.

January 23, 2025 | 8:00 a.m.

This event will take place in the Mountain View Room on the 54th floor of the Bow building

500 Centre St S, Calgary, AB T2G 0E3

Tickets:

Member & Guest tickets are complimentary.

RSVP deadline is January 21, 2025

Dress:

Casual/business casual

Parking:

Paid parking on street or below Bow building

Accessibility:

This facility is barrier free

Additional Instructions:

Upon arrival in the Bow lobby area, registrants are asked to please check in at the clearly marked check in table for further instructions to access the 54th floor.

There will be someone attending to this desk until 9am.

Speakers

Dr. Liisa Galea

Liisa Galea is the inaugural womenmind Treliving Family Chair in Women’s Mental Health, Senior Scientist at CAMH, and leads the Women’s Health Research Cluster. She comes to CAMH after being a Professor at University of British Columbia. Her PhD in Neuroscience (Western University) was followed by postdoctoral training at the Rockefeller University. Dr. Galea was a Distinguished University Scholar, NSERC Discovery Accelerator Award holder (2x), a Fellow at International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, Mortyn Jones Prize, and the Vancouver YWCA Women of Distinction award winner. She is the Principal Editor of Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, the President of Organization for the Study of Sex Differences and co-Vice-President of Canadian Organisation for Sex and Gender Research. She serves on advisory boards, editorial boards, and peer review panels internationally and nationally. Dr. Galea is a tireless advocate for women’s health research and for sex and gender-based analyses to improve mental health for all.