Experience

Ethnic Communities'​ Council of Victoria

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategic Engagement Lead

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Australian Catholic University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sessional Staff

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  Demonstrating ability to transfer knowledge of complex scientific concepts into practical applications using analogies and facilitating activities. Teaching undergraduate nursing, midwifery, paramedicine, biomedicine, exercise science and nutrition students. Demonstrating ability to transfer knowledge of complex scientific concepts into practical applications using analogies and facilitating activities. Teaching undergraduate nursing, midwifery, paramedicine, biomedicine, exercise science and nutrition students.



IndianCare Inc

• Australia
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager

  • Aug 2021 - Nov 2022

  Inclusively led and strategically managed a multi-disciplinary team with projects on gender equity, harm minimisation from alcohol and other drugs, mental health and social isolation. Using the VicHealth partnership tool and an integrated health promotion framework, initiated and nurtured strategic partnerships and achieved shared outcomes. Provided strong governance to operations through developing and embedding sustainable processes and evidence-informed practice. Developed robust evaluation for primary prevention projects on both process and impact for rigorous reporting and acquital. Introduced fee for service model to diversify audience and generate sustainable income. Demonstrated values based leadership by focusing on strengths to create a psychologically and culturally safe workplace through active listening and respectful conversations for my team to thrive in a post COVID19 workplace. IndianCare is an ethno-specific community organisation set up in 2013 to address welfare needs of Indian migrants in Victoria. In 2020, IndianCare's operations expanded to address welfare needs of migrants from South Asia - Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar and, Bangladesh. www.indiancare.org.au #valuesbasedleadership #healthpromotion #communitydevelopment #communityengagement #systemsthinking #governance #primaryprevention #earlyintervention #stopitatthestart #changethestory

• Project Coordinator

  • Sep 2020 - Aug 2021

  I led a consortium of 11 organisations to advocate, educate and support South Asian international Students Support during the year of COVID19 lockdown. This was an innovative, online, student-led project funded by the Victorian Government through Study Melbourne’s International Student Welfare Program. Project SASS aimed to promote the well-being and enhance the experience of Victoria’s South Asian International Students from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar to live their best student life.



Nutritionist Knox

• Australia
• Medical Practices

• Public Health Nutritionist

  • Feb 2018 - Mar 2022

  In private practice focusing on prevention of lifestyle related diseases using food. My unique set of skills as a physiologist combined with nutrition and a background in laboratory testing provides valuable knowledge in this area. I can translate blood reports, link them to symptoms and advise on food as medicine. I work with IBS (FODMAP); type 2 diabetes; weight-loss; hypothyroid; polycystic ovaries and fatty liver. In private practice focusing on prevention of lifestyle related diseases using food. My unique set of skills as a physiologist combined with nutrition and a background in laboratory testing provides valuable knowledge in this area. I can translate blood reports, link them to symptoms and advise on food as medicine. I work with IBS (FODMAP); type 2 diabetes; weight-loss; hypothyroid; polycystic ovaries and fatty liver.



Torrens University Australia

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2020

  Lecturing , facilitating face-to-face and online classes using a flipped model. Subject matter expert in Bioscience, Anatomy & Physiology online. Demonstrated experience in learning management systems such as Moodle and Blackboard. Demonstrated experience in mentoring, marking, moderation and online forum management. Lecturing , facilitating face-to-face and online classes using a flipped model. Subject matter expert in Bioscience, Anatomy & Physiology online. Demonstrated experience in learning management systems such as Moodle and Blackboard. Demonstrated experience in mentoring, marking, moderation and online forum management.



Inner East Primary Care Partnership

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations

• Coordinator - Healthy Eating

  • May 2020 - Jun 2020



Link Health and Community

• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grants Officer

  • Sep 2018 - Apr 2019

  Responsible for identifying opportunities, strengthening applications and managing GEM grants portal and database. Additionally, I worked in the area of evidence-informed decision making in health, knowledge management in community health and prevention of violence against women. Responsible for identifying opportunities, strengthening applications and managing GEM grants portal and database. Additionally, I worked in the area of evidence-informed decision making in health, knowledge management in community health and prevention of violence against women.



Hudson Institute of Medical Research

• Australia
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Officer

  • Sep 2010 - Dec 2013

  I investigated the role of chemokines in different cohorts of human ovarian cancer using a suite of molecular techniques. I investigated the role of chemokines in different cohorts of human ovarian cancer using a suite of molecular techniques.



Australian Academy of Science

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Australia India Early Career Fellowship 2013

  • Mar 2013 - Jun 2013

  Awarded to initiate collaboration with Dr Somashekhar SP Head Surgical Oncology at Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Centre to facilitate early detection of ovarian cancer by setting up a cancer Biobank in India. Awarded to initiate collaboration with Dr Somashekhar SP Head Surgical Oncology at Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Centre to facilitate early detection of ovarian cancer by setting up a cancer Biobank in India.



Monash University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2009 - Jul 2010

  Stem cells and clonal assays Stem cells and clonal assays