Kavitha Palaniappan

Biography:

Assistant Professor Dr. Kavitha Palaniappan is the project lead for Health Services Regulation at the Centre of Regulatory Excellence at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.  She is currently working on identifying the regulatory gaps with respect to the new trends in the health services sector.  Apart from this, Dr. Palaniappan is also actively involved in multi-disciplinary research, including the prevalence of psychosocial illnesses and their impacts on society, economy and country. She also researches on the toxicity of nanomaterials, exposure measurements and hygiene requirements for nano-titanium dioxide.
Educational Qualifications: BSc Microbiology (University of Madras, India), MSc Environmental Science (Anna University, India), MA French (English and Foreign Languages University, India), Bachelor of General Laws (Madurai Kamaraj University, India), Bachelor of Alternative System of Medicines (Indian Institute of Alternative Medicines, India), MA Public Administration (Tamil Nadu Open University, India), PhD Allied Health Sciences (Sri Ramachandra Medical University, India).

Awards:
Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Newcastle, Australia.
Masters (Public Administration) Gold Medal.

Career History:
2010 – 2022: Various positions from Associate Lecturer to Associate Professor and Academic Director, Newcastle Australia Institute of Higher Education (Singapore entity of the University of Newcastle, Australia).
2022 – Present: Assistant Professor, Centre of Regulatory Excellence, Duke-NUS Medical School.