Harini P. Aiyer

Harini P. Aiyer has a Ph.D. in Community and Population Health Sciences from the University of Saskatchewan, with a focus on socially accountable medical education.

Harini also has a Master of Health Science in Reproductive and Cancer Biology from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, USA. Her research examines the areas of health equity, anti-oppressive methodologies, global health, and health professions education. She draws on her experiences as an immigrant in Canada while being mindful of the relative privileges and power dynamics in the spaces she navigates – both within and outside academia.

In her current role as Research Coordinator with the College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan, she is examining how different dental schools in Canada use manual dexterity testing as a part of their admissions. Our team of researchers is also developing new manual dexterity tests for dental school admissions.