Ria Aiyar
Adelaide Dental School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
My research interests include health equity, wellbeing, and culturally responsive care using qualitative research methods. My work also includes a focus across the broad areas of oral health, access to dental care, family wellbeing and experiences of support in the First 2000 Days (across conception to age 5 including in pregnancy and early childhood).
I am a Postdoctoral Researcher within the Indigenous Oral Health Unit, Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH). I work across projects including the Indigenous Australian HPV Cohort Study and the Culturally-Safe Dental Care Project. I undertook my PhD within the School of Psychology Develop Well Research Lab, supervised by A/Prof Clemence Due, Dr Alyssa Sawyer and Dr Amanda Taylor. My research focused on the wellbeing experiences and support needs of families from South and Southeast Asian refugee and migrant backgrounds in Australia during the First 2000 Days. We aimed to understand how services and healthcare practitioners may provide culturally responsive care for families across pregnancy and early childhood.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2024 - ongoing Postdoctoral Researcher Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health 2022 - 2023 Project Manager University of Adelaide 2022 - 2022 Academic Mentor Wirltu Yarlu Aboriginal Education 2021 - 2024 Research Assistant University of Adelaide -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2021 - 2025 University of Adelaide Australia PhD 2020 - 2020 University of Adelaide Australia Honours Degree of Bachelor of Psychological Science 2017 - 2019 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Psychological Science -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Aiyar, R., Due, C., Taylor, A., & Sawyer, A. (2025). South and Southeast Asian Migrant Caregivers’ Help-Seeking and Support Experiences Across the First 2,000 Days: A Qualitative Study and Emerging Model of Health Care. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 56(5), 582-603.
2025 Aiyar, R., Due, C., Taylor, A. M., & Sawyer, A. C. P. (2025). Parenting experiences and impacts to wellbeing for South and Southeast Asian migrant caregivers in Australia across the First 2000 Days: reflections from migrants and service providers. Journal of Family Studies, 1-25.
2023 Aiyar, R., Due, C., Taylor, A. M., & Sawyer, A. C. P. (2023). The wellbeing and support experiences of parents and caregivers from South and Southeast Asian refugee backgrounds during the First 2000 Days: A systematic review. Children and Youth Services Review, 155, 107222-1-107222-16.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2024 Aiyar, R., Due, C., Taylor, A., & Sawyer, A. (2024). Help-Seeking and Support for South and Southeast Asian Migrant Caregivers’ Wellbeing in the First 2000 Days: Advancing Health Equity. In Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ) 2024 Annual Congress, Whiria te Tāngata “Weave our people together”, 7‐10 April 2024 Vol. 60. Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health: Wiley.
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Conference Items
Year Citation 2024 Aiyar, R., Due, C., Taylor, A., & Sawyer, A. (2024). “Just Act Like You're Okay”: Parenting and Wellbeing Experiences Across the First 2000 Days for South and Southeast Asian Migrant Caregivers in Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of PSANZ 2024. Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health: Wiley. 2022 Aiyar, R., Due, C., Taylor, A., & Sawyer, A. (2022). South and Southeast Asian Refugee Parents' Wellbeing Experiences and Support Needs During the First 2000 Days: A Systematic Review. Poster session presented at the meeting of PSANZ 2022. Adelaide, Australia: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health: Wiley. -
Report for External Bodies
Year Citation 2023 Sawyer, A., Due, C., Aiyar, R., Reece, C., Oxlad, M., & Taylor, A. (2023). Access to child development screening in South Australia: An evaluation of two new models to provide access to child development checks to children and families.
| Year | Course | Level | Role |
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| 2021 | Psychology 1A (PSYCHOL 1000) | Level I | Marker |
| 2021 | Psychology in Society (PSYCHOL 2007) | Level II | Tutor/Marker |
| 2022 | Big Picture Psychology: Global Challenges, Psychological Perspectives (PSYCHOL 2008) |
Level II | Marker |
| 2024 | Psychology 1A (PSYCHOL 1000) | Level I | Marker |
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Other Supervision Activities
Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name 2025 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Indigenous South Australians' experiences of racism in health and dental care University of Adelaide Bachelor of Dental Surgery Honours Full Time Syin Rui Lim
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2025 - ongoing Member Australian Coalition for Endometriosis Australia 2024 - ongoing Member Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth Australia 2024 - ongoing Member Thrive by Five Australia 2022 - ongoing Member Health in Preconception, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Early- and Mid-Career Researcher Collective Australia 2021 - ongoing Member Healthy Development Adelaide Australia 2021 - ongoing Member Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ) Australia 2021 - ongoing Member Migration and Refugee Research Network Australia
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