Dharmi Kapadia

Dr. Dharmi Kapadia is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at The University of Manchester, specializing in racism, health inequities, and ethnic minority mental health. She holds a PhD in Social Statistics from the University of Manchester and has extensive research experience in ethnic inequalities across healthcare, employment, and aging populations. Her work is affiliated with the ESRC Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) and the Synergi Collaborative Centre.

• Education: BSc, MSc, PhD in Social Statistics (University of Manchester)

Research interests include access to mental health services for ethnic minorities, racism's impact on mental health, and ethnic disparities in employment and aging. She leads/co-investigates projects funded by the Nuffield Foundation and ESRC, including studies on racial discrimination during the pandemic and ethnic inequalities in later life.

Her research outputs span over 50 publications, focusing on topics like racial discrimination pathways, mental health disparities, and data quality in health records. Awards include the 2023 Outstanding Teaching Commendation and the 2022 Sociology Public Engagement Prize.

• Key Projects: 'Ethnic Inequalities in Later Life' (Nuffield Foundation), 'Ethnic and Racial Inequality in a Time of Crisis' (ESRC)

Kapadia collaborates with institutions like the Cathie Marsh Institute and Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing. Her future work emphasizes addressing systemic racism in healthcare and policy interventions for marginalized communities.