Anita Acai, Ph.D.

Photography: Ema Suvajac

About Me

I am an Education Scientist at St. Joseph’s Education & Research Centre (SERC) in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. I hold a faculty appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University and am a Scientist with the McMaster Education Research, Innovation and Theory (MERIT) Program. I am also an Associate Member of the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour at McMaster University.

As an interdisciplinary, PhD-trained researcher with expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methods, my research program involves using education as a tool to address pressing health challenges, particularly those relating to mental health. My focus is currently on understanding and improving equity and wellbeing in our health systems. I also conduct research in the areas of competency-based medical education, including assessment; learner-centred pedagogies; and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

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