Dr Aryati Yashadhana

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Centre for Primary Health &Eq

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+612 9065 0108

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a.yashadhana@unsw.edu.au

University role :

Research Associate

Dr Aryati Yashadhana is a Research Associate, at the Centre for Health Equity Training Research & Evaluation (CHETRE) UNSW, and a Visiting Fellow, School of Social Sciences UNSW. Her work focuses on socioeconomic, cultural and political determinants of health, intersectional health equity (gender, race, class), and international development. Her research has largely taken place in collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia (NSW and Northern Territory) with a focus on analyzing the cultural dimensions of access in the context of eye health and chronic disease. Dr. Yashadhana works from a place of understanding and respect for Aboriginal cultural protocols as foundational to research relationships. Internationally, she’s worked in in low and middle income settings (Sub-Saharan Africa, South America, South East Asia, Pacific) and been a lead investigator on various projects commissioned by the World Bank Group centred around access to child eye health services (Malawi, Colombia, Pakistan). Dr Yashadhana specialises in qualitative and participatory methodologies, with a particular interest in the application of critical realist and decolonizing theories, the way marginalised peoples and cultures interface with dominant systems and structures, and analyzing access to health systems and services.

Qualifications :

PhD, BA Hons

Awards :

(2017) Brian Kirby Prize ($5000) for research excellence

Keywords :

indigenous health

medical sociology

qualitative methodology

health systems

critical theories

eye health

diabetes

Research

Research activities :

Dr. Yashadhana has had outstanding impact for her early career stage, with examples of research and policy impact in the areas of eye health and cultural competence in clinical education and care. She recently co-designed three modules for undergraduate medical students at UNSW with the goal of improving cultural competency skills when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. She was recently acknowledged for her contributions in the Lancet Global Commission on Global Eye Health where she contributed to co-authoring several parallel articles focused on gender and ethinic diversity in eye health leadership, and access to eye care among racially minoritised groups.

Dr. Yashadhana is currently managing the Australian component of two Canadian Institute of Health Research funded projects with research teams in Alberta and Ottawa, focused on COVID-19 and financial strain, and the role of Chief Medical Officers during the pandemic.

Socio-economic Objective (SEO) tags :

Social Structure and Health

Behaviour and Health

Cultural Understanding not elsewhere classified

Field of Research (FOR) Tag :

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

Sociological Methodology and Research Methods

Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified

Race and Ethnic Relations

Developmental Psychology and Ageing

Teaching & Supervision

I am available to supervise :

Yes

Areas of supervision :

Cultural, racial, political determinants of health
Application of theory to public health issues: critical realism, critical race theory, dialetics, social capital, neoliberal critique, policy analysis
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander health
Biopolitics, bioethics
International development, community development
Systematic reviews

Supervision keywords :

aboriginal health

critical theories

decolonization

healthy public policy

racism

Teaching :

Introduction to Global Development (ARTS1750)

Media

Twitter Account :

https://twitter.com/ayashadhana

Publications related to this Person

Journal articles

Conference Papers

Yashadhana A; Fields T; Fernando W; Brown K; Blitner G; Hayes F; Stanley R; Donnelly B; Jerrard B; Burnett A; Zwi A, 2015, 'Indigenous Australians' perceptions of diabetic eye disease: Understanding prevention, access to care and social determinants', in Indigenous Australians' perceptions of diabetic eye disease: Understanding prevention, access to care and social determinants, World Diabetes Congress, Vancouver, Canada, presented at World Diabetes Congress, Vancouver, Canada, 30 November 2015 - 05 December 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.3263.8807

Yashadhana A; Stanley R; Hayes F; Blitner G, 2015, 'Understanding eye care through the experiences of Aboriginal people in the NT', in Understanding eye care through the experiences of Aboriginal people in the NT, 13th National Rural Health Conference, Darwin, Australia, presented at 13th National Rural Health Conference, Darwin, Australia, 24 May 2015 - 27 May 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.4654.1845

Conference Posters

Yashadhana A; Stanley R; Hayes F; Blitner G; Burnett A; Zwi A, 2015, 'Understanding eye health inequity through the experiences of Indigenous people in remote Australia', in Understanding eye health inequity through the experiences of Indigenous people in remote Australia, World Social Science Forum, Durban, South Africa, presented at World Social Science Forum, Durban, South Africa, 13 September 2015 - 16 September 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.2443.5685

Reports

Yashadhana A, 2021, Indigenous eye health inequity and what we can do to improve access and outcomes, Centre for Health Equity Training, Research and Evaluation, http://dx.doi.org/10.53714/czqh8252

Keay L; Palagyi A; Heraghty J; Cummins R; Tahhan N; Yashadhana A, 2017, Low vision, quality of life and independence: A review of the evidence on aids and technologies, Macular Disease Foundation Australia, Macular Disease Foundation Australia, https://www.mdfoundation.com.au/sites/default/files/MDFA_LowVision_Aids_WEB_25%201%202017.pdf

Theses / Dissertations

Yashadhana A, 2019, The Patient Experience in Eye Care Study: An exploration of the sociocultural and political determinants of diabetic eye care in rural Aboriginal communities, UNSW, http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/61532

Yashadhana A, 2012, Tracking Empowerment: An exploratory study on the complexities of empowerment in development practice, UNSW, School of Social Sciences UNSW

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