Meet the Team

CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR IN DIGITAL HEALTH FOR EQUITY

Dr. Tarun Katapally

PHYSICIAN, EPIDEMIOLOGIST AND INNOVATOR

I am a Canada Research Chair in Digital Health for Equity. I established the Digital Epidemiology and Population Health Laboratory to achieve one integrated outcome: health equity through patient-centred digital health innovation. I work with interdisciplinary researchers, intersectoral decision-makers and disadvantaged communities to engineer digital health solutions that harness the power of big data. My team conceptualizes and implements digital health platforms that integrate citizen science and data science to address population health crises. We apply social innovation to advance internet equity and ensure the appropriate and ethical use of data.

Current Roles:

  • Associate Professor, School of Health Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, Canada.

  • Cross-Appointed Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, Canada.

  • Scientist, Children’s Health Research Institute, Lawson Health Research Institute.

  • Country Leader, Active Healthy Kids India, Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance, Hyderabad, India.

  • Adjunct Professor, Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute, Pune, India.

Research Team

  • Sheriff Ibrahim, MA, BSc

    Ph.D. Candidate, HIS

  • Sarah Alakshar, MSc, BPharm

    Ph.D. Candidate, HIS

  • Jamin Patel, BHSc

    MSc Candidate

  • Nadine Elsahli, BHSc

    Lab Coordinator

  • Caitlin Cao

    Undergraduate Trainee, Health Sciences

  • Madeline Li

    Undergraduate Trainee, Health Sciences

  • Sapneet Sandhu

    Undergraduate Trainee/Social Media Manager, Health Sciences

  • Eric Kwabia, MSc, BSc

    Ph.D. Candidate

  • Prasanna Kannan, MPhil, BA

    Ph.D. Candidate

  • Claire Buchan, MSc, BSc

    Ph.D. Candidate

Development Team

  • Kushal Manvar, MSc

    Research Associate

  • Ethan Yu

    Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Aditya Gaharwar

    Graduate Research Assistant

  • Azam Butt

    Undergraduate Research Assistant

International Team

  • Dr. Anuradha Khadilkar

    International Team Leader

  • Dr. Rubina Mandlik

    Global South Coordinator

  • Dr. Dipali Ladkat

    Community Engagement Lead

  • Dr. Lamin Massaquoi

    Global Health Advisor