Farah Mawani

Dr. Mawani is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health and Social Policy, Faculty of Health at the University of Victoria. She is a social and psychiatric epidemiologist applying an anti-racist approach to implementation science to address structural and systemic racism and discrimination as drivers of social and mental health inequities. She specializes in understanding and addressing the impacts of structural and systemic racism on social exclusion, migration, precarious work, and global mental health inequities. Her research and teaching are shaped by insight from her lived experience of migration and social exclusion, combined with years of experience conducting community-led research embedded in policy, health system, and community environments. Throughout her career, she has chosen to combine academic training with practical research, public health practice, and applied policy experience to gain a deep understanding of diverse environments; strengthen her impact on practice, program, and policy change; and teach and mentor based on real world experience.