Affiliate Members

Barkha Sirwani

Research Assistant
Affiliation(s): 
Queen's University
Department: 
Department of Medicine
Email: 
barkhasirwani866@gmail.com
Research thematic keywords: 
Women's Health, Cardiovascular Health, Gender Equality, Evidence Synthesis
Research region keywords: 
India, Canada

Shivajan Sivapalan

Doctor/Director
Affiliation(s): 
SAAAC Autism Centre
Department: 
Health Services and Special Projects
Email: 
shivajans@saaac.org
Research thematic keywords: 
International students, Autism, Health Literacy, Gender-based violence
Research region keywords: 
Canada, Sri Lanka, India, Nigeria

Devyani Tewari

Graduate Student
Affiliation(s): 
University of Victoria
Department: 
Law
Email: 
devyanitewari@uvic.ca
Research thematic keywords: 
disability, desirability, gender, family, marriage, health
Research region keywords: 
India, South Asia, Canada
Maneesh Thakkar

Maneesh Thakkar

Doctorate Research Fellow
Affiliation(s): 
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Department: 
Public Administration
Email: 
manishthakkar04@gmail.com
Research thematic keywords: 
public service delivery, good governance, accountability, transparency
Research region keywords: 
Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, Damoh, India

Mamta Vaswani

PhD Candidate
Affiliation(s): 
University of Guelph
Email: 
mvaswani@uoguelph.ca
Research thematic keywords: 
cultural diversity; multiculturalism; social/cultural identities; intergroup relations; public policy
Research region keywords: 
N/A

Josie Wittmer

PhD Graduate
Affiliation(s): 
University of Guelph
Email: 
jwittmer@uoguelph.ca
Research thematic keywords: 
Waste; gender; informality; work; health; cities.
Research region keywords: 
Ahmedabad; Gujarat; waste work; Swachh Bharat; organizing.