Haaris Tiwana is a PhD student at the faculty of health sciences, specializing in population and public health, currently serving as a Research Fellow within the Health and Social Inequities theme at PIPPS. He has an interdisciplinary academic background, with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Pakistan and a Master of Public Health from Western University, blending clinical insight with public health acumen. He has worked on integrating equity-based and intersectional approaches into pandemic preparedness and addressing disparities in the healthcare sector. In his previous roles across non-profit and academic institutions, his focus has been on leveraging research for stakeholder understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion issues in strategic planning, and policy evaluation. These diverse backgrounds fuel his commitment to leveraging research for stakeholder understanding of social determinants of health.