Jennifer Williams
Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Kinesiology and Physical Education Waterloo, Ontario jenniferwilliams@wlu.ca
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Bio/Research
I completed an undergraduate degree at Queen’s University (2012-2016) in Health Studies & Life Sciences, course-based research opportunities and summer research programs in the Cardiovascular Stress Response Lab. After developing a passion for cardiovascular physiology research, I pursued an MSc ...
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Bio/Research
I completed an undergraduate degree at Queen’s University (2012-2016) in Health Studies & Life Sciences, course-based research opportunities and summer research programs in the Cardiovascular Stress Response Lab. After developing a passion for cardiovascular physiology research, I pursued an MSc at Queen’s in the same lab (2016-2018). Recognizing the underrepresentation of women in cardiovascular research, I pursued a PhD at McMaster University in the Vascular Dynamics Lab (2018-2023). Prior to joining Laurier in July 2025, I completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto in clinical cardiovascular physiology, with a focus on cardiovascular health in women and breast cancer survivors.
My research program focuses on how the cardiovascular system is impacted by metabolic, mechanical, and psychological “challenges” with a focus on sex-differences and female-specific physiology. We study sex-differences in cardiovascular outcomes in young, middle-aged, and older males and females. We also look at how the cardiovascular system changes during periods of sex hormone reduction (natural and surgical menopause, breast cancer survivors using aromatase inhibitors) or with sex hormone addition/fluctuations (menstrual cycle, oral contraceptive use). With my background in exercise physiology, I am also interested in how different exercise training programs impact cardiovascular health, with a focus on women of all ages and breast cancer survivors.
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My research program focuses on how the cardiovascular system is impacted by metabolic, mechanical, and psychological “challenges” with a focus on sex-differences and female-specific physiology. We study sex-differences in cardiovascular outcomes in young, middle-aged, and older males and females. We also look at how the cardiovascular system changes during periods of sex hormone reduction (natural and surgical menopause, breast cancer survivors using aromatase inhibitors) or with sex hormone addition/fluctuations (menstrual cycle, oral contraceptive use). With my background in exercise physiology, I am also interested in how different exercise training programs impact cardiovascular health, with a focus on women of all ages and breast cancer survivors.
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Communications and Media Relations Officer
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Lori Chalmers Morrison
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Vanessa Barrasa
Director: Communications & Issues Management
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Director, Strategic Communications and Community Engagement
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(548) 889-4199
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Communications and Media Relations Officer
akealy@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4855
Lori Chalmers Morrison
Director: Integrated Communications
lchalmersmorrison@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4857
Vanessa Barrasa
Director: Communications & Issues Management
vbarrasa@wlu.ca
(548) 889-3812
Brantford Campus:
Beth Gurney
Director, Strategic Communications and Community Engagement
bgurney@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4199
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