@WomensResearch

@WomensResearch

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@WomensResearch episodes

  • Episode 5: Social Media

    On this episode of @WomensResearch we hear from Nicole Prestley, Brynn Lavery, and Melissa Nelson, who share their insights into the uses of social media for disseminating research results and supporting knowledge translation work.

    Learn more about the #DebunkingDesire campaign by searching the hashtag on Twitter or Instagram, or visit debunkingdesire.com. You can stay up to date with the campaign by following @UBCSHR on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

    Read the #ItsNotInYourHead campaign report: http://whri.org/its-not-in-your-head/

    Learn more about influencer contracts: https://sproutsocial.com/glossary/influencer-marketing/

    57 min
  • Episode 4: Virtual Leadership

    In this episode of @WomensResearch, Nicole Prestley interviews Dr. Lori Brotto, Dr. Gina Ogilvie, and Heather Corcoran about navigating the unfamiliar terrain of leading an institute virtually.

    41 min
  • Episode 3: Why women's health research?

    In this episode, Dr. Arianne Albert, Senior Biostatistician, and Dr. Liisa Galea, Scientific Advisor, explore a loaded question: Why women's health research?

    FURTHER READING:

    Dr. Albert + Dr. Galea's paper on sex difference research: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091302219300822

    Problems and Progress regarding Sex Bias and Omission in Neuroscience Research: https://www.eneuro.org/content/4/6/ENEURO.0278-17.2017

    Dr. Galea's piece for Vice.com: https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/j5wy7x/i-should-be-allowed-to-leave-men-out-of-my-studies

    Beery AK, Zucker I (2011) Sex bias in neuroscience and biomedical research. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 35:565–572. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2010.07.002 pmid:20620164

    Dr. Albert on Twitter

    Dr. Galea on Twitter

    44 min
  • Episode 2: Fighting misinformation online

    With COVID-19 changing so many aspects of our lives, knowing how to identify and combat health misinformation online is an increasingly important skill. 

    In this episode, Dr. Beth Payne and Dr. Robine Donken explore the role the research community can play to help ensure health information shared online is accurate and evidence-based.

    Links to the resources mentioned in this episode:

    Dr. Beth Payne's CTV interview

    Sifting Through Misinformation by the BC Women's Health Foundation (filled with fantastic resources!)

    BC Government COVID-19 page

    BC CDC COVID-19 page

    WHO COVID-19 page

    John Hopkins University COVID-19 Dashboard

    BC COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool

    33 min
  • Introducing @WomensResearch

    In the first episode of @WomensResearch we're exploring the topic of Knowledge Translation with Nicole Prestley, Manager of Research + Knowledge Translation, and Dr. Lori Brotto, Executive Director of the Women's Health Research Institute.

    24 min

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There is much more to research than results – there are rich and fascinating stories to be told about how scientists discover a gap in knowledge, how they collaborate, why they choose to pursue a line of inquiry, or why a research user should care about their work.