Prioritizing Care during Midlife: Personal, Professional, and Health Care Strategies for Women

As a Science Programs Manager, Chew supports the planning and execution of SWHR’s portfolio of science programs. She performs cross-cutting work to assist in strategic planning and communications related to these programs.

Chew joins SWHR with a diverse background of public health experience working for non-profits, city government, and health insurance. Previously, Chew served as the Special Assistant to the Assistant Commissioner in the Bureau of Vital Statistics at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene where she provided strategic support and project management for bureau processes and staff . Additionally, Chew worked as a Senior Manager for UnitedHealthcare Community & State and a Program Director for Girls on the Run of Northern Virginia.

Prior to graduate school, Chew worked as a Program Assistant at the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) in the Communication and Dissemination Research program where she supported a portfolio of comparative effectiveness research projects.

Chew received her Master’s in Public Health with a certificate in Health Promotion Research and Practice from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. She earned her BA in Psychology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Emory University.

Syreen Goulmamine, MPH, is a scientist and public health expert with a passion for advancing equitable outcomes in women’s health. She currently serves as Science Programs Manager at the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR), where she leads multidisciplinary initiatives to address critical research gaps in women’s health. Goulmamine brings a unique perspective shaped by her experience in academia, the biopharmaceutical industry, and public health practice at the local and state levels. She previously worked as a clinical trials report writer and consultant for Fortune 500 companies and biotech startups before transitioning to public service roles in maternal health, infectious and noncommunicable disease epidemiology, and environmental health. She is also a proud Public Health AmeriCorps alumna.

A recognized leader in the field, Goulmamine serves on numerous advisory boards and working groups, including the FDA-CTTI Patient Engagement Collaborative, Virginia Diabetes Council Board, AcademyHealth’s Health Equity Interest Group, and the Rare Disease Diversity Coalition. She is also involved with alumni leadership at George Mason University and Randolph-Macon College and contributes as a Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Collaborator.

Goulmamine earned her Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from George Mason University and a Bachelor of Science from Randolph-Macon College. She is a member of the Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society and the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health.

Dr. Irene O. Aninye is the Chief Science Officer for the Society for Women’s Health Research, a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing women’s health through science, policy, and education. Aninye steers SWHR’s portfolio of scientific programs to increase awareness and investment in research on biological sex differences and health conditions that disproportionately or uniquely affect women. She convenes expert working groups and meetings to identify strategies that address persistent gaps in women’s health care and research, translating recommendations into science-based and patient-centered policy solutions. Dr. Aninye has led the development of white papers, health care roadmaps, patient toolkits, clinical education materials, and calls to action for women’s cardiovascular health, autoimmune diseases, menopause, Alzheimer’s disease, HPV, and endometriosis, among other areas. Prior to SWHR, Aninye worked at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, specializing in research capacity building and evaluating STEM research and training programs for universities and funding agencies. With a PhD in Molecular and Integrative Physiology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dr. Aninye’s research background is in endocrinology and metabolism – investigating sex steroid hormones and their receptor-mediated actions in development, reproduction, and disease. She has a passion to diversify the face of STEM and involvement of underrepresented groups in the sciences, providing scientific and leadership training across all career stages and serving on advisory boards for the National Institutes of Health, American Cancer Society, National Health Council, and World Economic Forum’s Global Alliance for Women’s Health.