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Member Support.

Helping members succeed personally and professionally.


Key Objectives

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Monthly Meetings

Our virtual monthly meetings have hosted speakers from academia, industry, and several biomechanics societies to discuss topics including applying for grants and awards, challenges faced by women in STEM, and careers in biomechanics. Many of these meetings are open to allies and non-members, and recordings are posted publicly on IWB’s YouTube channel.

Go to our Events page

 

IWB YouTube Channel
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Member Network

Our Slack workspace provides the cornerstone of our activities in this area by offering a space for members to network, seek support, share successes, and disseminate information. We also conduct an annual survey to assess the needs of our members. Please read our previous results in the Journal of Biomechanics and our most recent Membership Survey Results to learn more about what our members are saying.

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Regional Chapters

Establishing sustainable regional chapters where members can connect locally is an important long-term aim for us. We're working hard to establish our first regional chapter, which we'll let you know about as soon as it's ready.

The Regional Chapter Development Committee has analysed members' preferences for a Regional Chapter programme. Please read more about it here.


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Meet the Member Support Team

Click on their pictures to learn more about them. To contact the Director of Member Support, email membersupport@intwomenbiomech.org.

 

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Fraje Watson, PhD

Member Support Director

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Julia Dunn, PhD

Monthly Meeting Lead

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Ana de Sousa

Regional Chapters Lead

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Lauren Welte, PhD

Member Management Lead


Committee Members 2024–25

Asal Aflatounian

Heiliane de Brito Fontana, PhD

Sheridan Gho, PhD

Mahshida Hamid

Meghan Hancock

Pegah Jamali

Katja Magdalena Osterwald, PhD

Ana de Sousa, PhD

Kim van Schooten, PhD

Amelia Bruce Leicht, PhD