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

Sharada Srinivasan

Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair in Gender, Justice and Development
Affiliation(s): 
University of Guelph
Email: 
sharada@uoguelph.ca
Research thematic keywords: 
gender & development; gender discrimination; gender-based violence; youth
Research region keywords: 
India; 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

Naresh Thevathasan

Associate Professor
Affiliation(s): 
University of Guelph
Email: 
nthevath@uoguelph.ca
Research thematic keywords: 
Agroforestry, carbon sequestration, open distance learning, rural development
Research region keywords: 
West Africa, East Africa, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Egypt

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.

Chloe Zivot

PhD Student
Affiliation(s): 
University of Guelph
Email: 
czivot@uoguelph.ca
Research thematic keywords: 
Food Security, Anemia, Health, Gender, Maternal and Child Health
Research region keywords: 
South India