Vivetha Thambinathan

Vivetha Thambinathan is an Eelam Tamil community-engaged researcher, migrant justice advocate, and public health professional. Vivetha is a doctoral candidate in Health Professional Education at Western University, and is also the research director at PEARL (People for Equality and Relief in Lanka). She holds a Master of Public Health and a Bachelor of Medical Sciences, and is part of the Health Equity Action Research team, which focuses on achieving health equity for Indigenous and migrant populations through participatory research, inter-sectoral partnerships, and policy analysis. Vivetha feels most inspired working at the intersections of community healing, storytelling, & justice. Lastly, and most importantly, Vivetha is the daughter of Thambinathan and Geetha, and sister to Vipeijan.

March 2021