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 Hung

    Undergraduate Trainee, Health Sciences

  • Madeline Li

    Undergraduate Trainee, Health Sciences

  • Sapneet Sandhu

    Undergraduate Trainee/Marketing Manager, Health Sciences

  • Eric Kwabia, MSc, BSc

    Ph.D. Candidate

  • Prasanna Kannan, MPhil, BA

    Ph.D. Candidate

  • Claire Buchan, MSc, BSc

    Ph.D. Candidate

Deveopment Team

  • Kushal Manvar, MSc

    Research Associate

  • Aditya Gaharwar

    Graduate Research Assistant

  • Ethan Yu

    Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Azam Butt

    Undergraduate Research Assistant

International Team

  • Dr. Anuradha Khadilkar

    International Team Leader

  • Dr. Rubina Mandlik

    Global South Coordinator

  • Dr. Dipali Ladkat

    SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR

  • Dr. Lamin Massaquoi

    Global Health Advisor