Research Staff

Knowledge Mobilization Manager

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Kaku Lema is the Knowledge Mobilization Manager for the SHAPE Hub – a pan-Canadian initiative focused on addressing barriers to evidence-based information and treatment for sexual difficulties and genito-pelvic pain that affect women and gender-diverse people. She holds a Bachelor’s degree (Hons) in Human Geography from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada and Master of Business Administration in Project Management from Università degli studi Guglielmo Marconi, Rome Italy.  Kaku has successfully led numerous impactful projects, including the Medical Training & Fellowship Programme, funded by the East Africa Development Bank at the British Council, which trained physicians in the early detection and treatment of cervical cancer.

Study Coordinator

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Nisha is a study coordinator in the lab. She completed her MSc in Reproductive and Developmental Sciences in 2022 and joined the lab shortly after. Nisha has an interest in pelvic pain, sexual pain, gynecological conditions, and intervention-based research. She has been the coordinator for numerous studies testing eSense: a digital health intervention for women with sexual difficulties. Currently, she is the coordinator for eSense-Cancer; a project that aims to adapt eSense to address sexual difficulties in gynecologic cancer survivors

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Lab Manager

Kira has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and over 10 years of experience in project and team management working on multidisciplinary projects in research and technology. She has held roles in project management, change management, and organizational development. Working on this team gives her opportunity to pursue her interest in women’s health.

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Research Associate

Bozena has a PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh (1999), a postdoc from Carnegie Mellon university, and she has held multiple roles as a data analyst, methodologist, research associate, and writer. She is particularly strong at aggregating complex sets of data into usable units for analysis, and she has ushered several projects through to completion and knowledge translation. Working on this team gives her opportunity to pursue her ongoing interest in female sexuality research.