Abirami har en baggrund i folkesundhedsvidenskab og en ph.d. i mixed-methods fra Københavns Universitet. Hendes forskningsprofil omfatter internationalt arbejde med patientinddragelse.
Hendes faglige evner og interesse er forankret i krydsfeltet mellem sundhedstjenesteforskning, interventionsvidenskab og lighed i sundhed.
Hun brænder for at implementere indsatser, der kan skabe mere lighed i sundhedsvæsenet, særligt på diagnosesikkerhedsområdet.
Abirami has a background in public health science and a PhD in mixed-methods research from the University of Copenhagen.
Her professional skills and interests are rooted in the intersection between health services research, intervention science and health equity.
She is passionate about implementing interventions that promote equity in healthcare particularly within the field of diagnostic safety.
Ansættelser
- 2023-2025 Postdoktoral forsker på Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Baylor College of Medine / Postdoctoral Associate at Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Baylor College of Medine
- 2022-2023 Postdoktoral forsker på Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab, Københavns Universitet / Postdoctoral Researcher at Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen
- 2019-2022 Ph.d.- stipendiat på Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet, Københavns Universitet / PhD Fellow at Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen
- 2018-2019 Videnskabelig assistent på Afdeling for Social Medicin, Københavns Universitet / Scientific Assitant at Section of Social Medicine, University of Copenhagen
Uddannelse
- 2022 Ph.d.-afhandling: We Feel Like One Big Village: A Mixed Methods Study on Social Relations and Neighborhood Environment Among Social Housing Residents in Denmark.
- 2018 Cand.scient.san.publ, Københavns Universitet / MSc in Public Health, University of Copenhagen
- 2015 Bachelor i folkesundhedsvidenskab, Syddansk Universitet / BSc in Public Health, University of Southern Denmark
Udvalgte publikationer
- Srivarathan, A., & Giardina T. D (2025). From margin to center: Transforming the landscape of diagnosis through community engagement. Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management. doi:10.1177/25160435251360870
- Srivarathan, A., Bradford, A., Shearkhani, S., Heimlich, L., Jefferson, S., Miller, K. E., Smith, K., Haskell, H., & Giardina, T. D. (2025). Bridging diagnostic safety and mental health: a systematic review highlighting inequities in autism spectrum disorder diagnosis. BMJ quality & safety, bmjqs-2025-018723. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2025-018723
- Srivarathan, A., Kristiansen, M., & Jensen, A. N. (2024). Opportunities and challenges in public-private partnerships to reduce social inequality in health in upper-middle-income and high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-synthesis. BMJ open, 14(1), e076209. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076209
- Srivarathan, A., Jørgensen, T. S. H., Lund, R., Nygaard, S. S., & Kristiansen, M. (2023). ‘They are breaking us into pieces’: A longitudinal multi-method study on urban regeneration and place-based social relations among social housing residents in Denmark. Health & place, 79, 102965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.102965
- Sandholdt, C. T., Srivarathan, A., Kristiansen, M., Malling, G. M. H., Olesen, K. V. M., Jeppesen, M., & Lund, R. (2022). Undertaking graphic facilitation to enable participation in health promotion interventions in disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Denmark. Health promotion international, 37(Supplement_2), ii48–ii47. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daac034
- Srivarathan A. (2022). ‘You Are Kind of Like One of Us’: Exploring Researcher Positioning in Studying Community-Based Health Promotion Interventions Among Social Housing Residents of Danish, Turkish and Pakistani Origin. Qualitative health research, 32(4), 599–608. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323211067523