Rebecca Campbell, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Physiology and former Director of the Centre for Neuroendocrinology (CNE) at the University of Otago in New Zealand. She received her PhD from Oregon Health & Science University in 2002, joined the Centre for Neuroendocrinology as a Postdoctoral Fellow and then established her independent research group in 2009. Her research focuses on defining and understanding the neuronal network regulating gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons, the final output neurons controlling fertility. She is particularly interested in understanding how this neuronal network is involved in the common female infertility disorder, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The majority of her work uses mouse models of PCOS and a wide range of transgenic anatomical and functional neuroscience tools to better understand how androgen excess impacts the female brain. Rebecca is a board member and president elect of the Androgen Excess-PCOS Society, an Associate Editor for Endocrinology, and the Program Organizing Chair for the 2026 International Congress of Neuroendocrinology.