Bio
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 based on 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 alternative therapies to enhance sleep, yoga and its health benefits, the toxicity of nanomaterials, exposure measurements and hygiene requirements for nano-titanium dioxide, exposure to nano-silver in mattresses and beddings and their health effects, associations between seasonal patterns, climate variables, and dengue risks in Singapore. She is also a Conjoint Associate Professor at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Education
Doctor (Environmental Health Engineering)
Sri Ramachandra University, India
Bachelor (General Laws)
Madurai Kamaraj University, India
Master (Arts - Public Administration) Class 1 Distinction
Tamil Nadu Open University, India
Bachelor (Alternative System of Medicines)
Indian Board of Alternative Medicines, India
Master of Arts
Central Institute of English & Foreign Languages, India
Master (Science - Environmental Science) Class 1 Distinction
Anna University, India
Post Graduate Diploma (Medical Laboratory Tech) Class 1 Dist
Stella Maris College, Chennai, India
Bachelor of Science in Microbiology Hons Class 1
University of Madras, India