Dr. Vilas Sawrikar

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Vilas Sawrikar is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sydney and a registered Clinical Psychologist with expertise in health data analysis and statistics. He transitioned to clinical psychology from a career as a Health Economist, where he focused on implementing components of the National Health Reform and optimizing hospital funding systems. His professional skills are geared towards translational research aimed at improving mental health services for children and youth. His research interests include digital health transformation in the realm of child and youth mental health services, prioritizing the enhancement of psychological care for developmental and behavioral challenges. He adopts user-centered design and evaluation models in his work, emphasizing digital health behavioral research and the personalization of interventions. His projects include supervising research in digital health, population mental health, cognitive-behavioral therapy parenting interventions, and clinical staging for treatment-resistant conditions. He is also involved in initiatives aimed at enhancing integrated youth mental health care systems and conducting feasibility studies on parenting interventions to improve mental health outcomes in preschoolers.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Sydney

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:17
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:17
Total
Required:85
PTE
Listening
Required:54
Reading
Required:54
Writing
Required:54
Speaking
Required:54
Overall
Required:61
Prerequisites
A master's degree with a research component or a bachelor's degree with first or second-class honours. Demonstrated research experience and capability.
Application Checklist
  • Academic transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Research proposal (1000+ words)
  • Two academic referee reports
  • Evidence of residency status
  • Written statement of support from potential supervisor
Specialization Notes

This entry applies to Faculty of Science PhD programs including Departments such as Life and Environmental Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and Statistics.