Gender-Inclusive Research Practice
Friday, June 27, 2025 — 1:00pm to 2:00pmEDI in action: Advancing research with women+ and children
This comprehensive webinar series, hosted by WCHRI and in collaboration with the College of Health Sciences, is designed for researchers at all career stages looking to advance research in women+ and/or children’s health. The series features expert speakers addressing critical aspects of equity, diversity, and inclusion in research practice. Topics include EDI implementation in biomedical research and grant applications, ethical engagement with Indigenous People and communities, 2SLGBTQIA inclusion, and using inclusive language in research.
Join WCHRI and the College of Health Sciences for the fifth in a series of webinars about improving EDI research practices. This session will explore best practices for ensuring inclusive research that reflects and respects LGBTQ2SIA identities. You’ll gain practical insights into community-based participatory research and equity-promoting strategies, with a focus on gender diversity and inclusion across the research lifecycle.
Speakers:
Tamil Kendall (she/her) is the director of the Partnership for Women’s Health Research Canada (PWHR). With expertise in community-based participatory research and a background in women’s health and social policy, she strongly advocates gender-transformative and equity-promoting research practices.
BC Pomeroy (they/them) is a director with PHSA and is an expert in Trauma and Resiliency Informed Practice (TRIP) and its application to research. They train researchers and facilitate safer spaces for the research and evaluation communities, patient partners and community-members to work collaboratively. BC has been the Community Co-chair of the Beyond the Binary in BC and Beyond the Binary in Canada processes.
Nicole Prestley (she/her) is the manager, research + knowledge translation at the Women’s Health Research Institute. Nicole has worked as health care research facilitator and patient partner liaison since 2006. She is passionate about engaging patients in the research and information sharing (knowledge dissemination) processes. Professionally, she is dedicated to accelerating the access to and use of evidence-based information for patient, community, and other knowledge users, audiences.
Date: June 27
Time: 1–2 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Registration is required.