Ria Aiyar

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.

  • Journals

  • 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
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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