Researcher

Dr Sujith Kumar

Biography

Sujith is a sociologist, educator and evaluator with a research focus on health equity and justice. His teaching and research interests concern entanglements of social difference (particularly racial, sexual, national and religious), inequality, citizenship, multiculturalism and social experiences of health and illness, using science and technology studies (STS) approaches. At the Kirby Institute, he works on the ACTUP-PNG project, where, in...view more

Sujith is a sociologist, educator and evaluator with a research focus on health equity and justice. His teaching and research interests concern entanglements of social difference (particularly racial, sexual, national and religious), inequality, citizenship, multiculturalism and social experiences of health and illness, using science and technology studies (STS) approaches. At the Kirby Institute, he works on the ACTUP-PNG project, where, in collaboration with local and international partners, he explores the acceptability and use of point-of-care HIV viral load and drug resistance testing, and early infant diagnosis, in Papua New Guinea. He is also co-leading a research collaboration on the impact of the repeal of section 377A in the Singaporean context, specifically among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) living with HIV and their healthcare providers.

Sujith is Assistant Editor of Culture, Health and Sexuality, an Associate at the Australian Human Rights Institute and an Associate Fellow with Advance HE.


My Grants

NHMRC Ideas Grant (2024-2027, co-chief investigator)
Kirby Emerging Investigator Award (2023, principal investigator)


My Qualifications

PhD Social Research in Health (UNSW Sydney - Dean's Outstanding Thesis Award)
MTS Women, Gender, Sexuality & Religion (Harvard University)
MA Human Rights Studies (Columbia University)
Graduate Certificate in Evaluation (University of Melbourne)


My Awards

UNSW Dean’s Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis (2022)
UNSW Scientia PhD Scholarship (2017-2021)
UNSW Arts and Social Sciences HDR Faculty Supported Research Funding (2018, 2019)
Kathryn Davis Fellowship for Peace (2015)
Jessica K. & Ronald D. Liebowitz Centennial Fellowship (2014)
Toyota Motor Corporation Scholarship (2012)
University of South Australia Chancellor's Letter of Commendation (2011)

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