Supriya Subramani

Dr. Supriya Subramani is a Lecturer in Sydney Health Ethics at the University of Sydney's Sydney School of Public Health, within the Faculty of Medicine and Health. She is affiliated with the Sydney Environment Institute and actively contributes to bioethics networks like the Early Career Bioethics Network and South Asian Bioethics Network.

Her research critically examines structural injustices in healthcare, focusing on emotions, moral epistemology, and the ethics of belonging. Ongoing projects include exploring humiliation's role in healthcare violence, migrant healthcare experiences, and chronic pain narratives in South Indian communities. She teaches courses like Public Health Ethics and Ethics in Surgical Skills, praised for innovative pedagogy integrating podcasts and case studies.

Dr. Subramani has published widely on topics such as passive patient culture, ethical issues in breastfeeding interventions, and the social construction of medical incompetence. Her work appears in journals like Sociology of Health & Illness and Journal of Medical Ethics.

Notable awards include the Brocher Foundation Writing Residency (2023) and Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship (2019-2020). She currently supervises PhD candidate Alice Bayingana and has received grants including the FMH Start-up Scheme (2023). Media features include ABC Radio National's 'Philosopher's Zone' and ABC Religion and Ethics.