We are delighted to welcome our keynote speakers to the Menstruation Research Conference 2026. Bringing together internationally recognised voices across menstrual, reproductive, and mental health research, these keynote sessions will offer critical insights, interdisciplinary perspectives, and thought-provoking discussions shaping the future of the field.
Dr. Jane M Ussher
Professor of Women’s Health Psychology, Western Sydney University, Australia
Jane M. Ussher is a Professor of Women’s Health Psychology at Western Sydney University, Australia. She serves as editor of the Routledge Women and Psychology book series and the journal Women’s Reproductive Health. A former President of both the Australian Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research, she is also a Fellow of the British Psychological Society.
Jane has authored 12 books, including Managing the Monstrous Feminine and The Madness of Women: Myth and Experience. She is also the co-editor of The Routledge Handbook of Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Trans Reproductive and Sexual Health: Justice, Embodiment, and Agency.
Talk title: Managing the Monstrous Feminine: Feminist Responses to Medicalisation of Women’s Distress
Professor Jane Ussher will explore feminist critiques of the medicalization of the reproductive body and discuss how these perspectives can inform support for women experiencing reproductive distress. She will also share insights from her own research that applies this approach.
Dr Helen Lynn
Senior Consultant and Research Fellow, Feminist Toxic Free Futures, Environmenstrual Campaign Manager, Wen (Women’s Environmental Network)
Helen has spent her career building feminist health campaigns including founding the Alliance for Cancer Prevention and From Pink to Prevention. She has worked at national, European and International levels on issues linking gender, health and the environment. Helen also heads up Wen’s Environmenstrual Campaign.
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