Professor Dr. Aryati Yashadhana

Biography

Dr. Aryati Yashadhana is a Senior Research Associate in the School of Population Health at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and a Visiting Fellow in the School of Social Sciences. Her work primarily focuses on the socioeconomic and cultural determinants of health, with a specific emphasis on intersectional health equity encompassing gender, race, and class, and international development. Dr. Yashadhana has collaborated extensively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia, emphasizing the importance of understanding and practicing cultural protocols in research relationships. Her international work includes engagements in low- and middle-income settings across Sub-Saharan Africa, South America, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific, where she has led projects related to child eye health commissioned by the World Bank Group. With expertise in qualitative participatory methodologies, she has a particular interest in applying critical realist and decolonizing theories to analyze how marginalized cultures interface with dominant health systems. Dr. Yashadhana's research is committed to enhancing health outcomes through culturally informed practices and has resulted in significant contributions in the fields of global health and cultural competency in medical education.

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