Research Team


Dr. Jessica Liauw, Investigator

Dr. Jessica Liauw is a Maternal Fetal Medicine clinician-scientist at BC Women’s Hospital and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at McMaster University. She completed her Maternal Fetal Medicine fellowship, Masters of Health Sciences in Population and Public Health, and the Clinician-Investigator fellowship at UBC. Her research interests include fetal growth restriction, preterm birth, medical decision-making, and reproductive health needs of marginalized populations. Dr. Liauw is supported by a Michael Smith Health Research BC Health Professional-Investigator award.


Dr. Madeleine Ennis, Research Associate

Dr. Madeleine Ennis completed her PhD in Reproductive and Developmental Sciences at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 2020. She is pursuing a career researching reproductive health, with a specific interest in improving access to high quality equitable sexual and reproductive health services. Currently Dr. Ennis is a Research Associate in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at UBC and holds a CIHR Chair Seed Grant to develop knowledge translation activities and materials for the Canadian Abortion Provider Survey through the Contraception and Abortion Research Team.


Marcela Silva, Research Manager

Marcela is the Research Projects Manager for the Hutcheon and Liauw Research Groups at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre. An internationally trained nurse, Marcela has been dedicated to research since completing her Master in Public Health degree at Simon Fraser University. She has worked on various studies in the HIV field at Oak Tree Clinic and is now focused on maternal and fetal health. Her areas of interest lie in equitable access to health services and women’s health.