DrIksheta Verma

Iksheta contributes to teaching, curriculum development and student supervision within Deakin University's School of Medicine with a focus on rural health, agricultural health and public health.

She teaches postgraduate units within the Agricultural Health and Medicine program including HMF701 Agricultural Health and Medicine and HMF702 Healthy and Sustainable Agricultural Communities. Her teaching focuses on the health, safety and wellbeing of agricultural and rural populations, integrating evidence-based approaches with practical and community-relevant learning.

Iksheta also supervises and supports students undertaking research and professional placements including Honours research and social work placements. Her teaching and supervision emphasise critical thinking, research skills, interdisciplinary collaboration and the practical application of public health knowledge to real-world challenges.