Dr. Bharati Sethi
Associate professor and Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Care Work, Ethnicity, Race and Aging
Bharati Sethi is an associate and a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Care Work, Ethnicity, Race and Aging in the Political Studies department at Trent University. Her teaching interests include policy, community practice, immigration, and diversity. Bharati’s scholarly trajectory is fuelled by her lived experiences as an immigrant to Canada from India. She utilizes participatory action research and arts-based methods to highlight social determinants of health in immigrant/refugees’ lives and capture their relevance to social justice. She has contributed to 53 peer-reviewed publications, one edited book, and over 100 public presentations in the last ten years. Her research projects totaling 4.5 million dollars have earned her prestigious community and academic awards. She was interviewed by the Free Press, Sarnia and Lambton County, Globe and Mail, CBC, 980 CKNW, Toronto Star, and Conversations Canadian Press on her research with racialized personal support workers. Her advocacy work has earned her prestigious academic and community awards.
