Anushiya is a social epidemiologist exploring the links between work, health, and retirement. She earned her PhD from the University of Groningen in 2022, examining how chronic conditions influence older workers’ ability, vitality, and retirement decisions, and the organizational policies that support sustainable working lives. Her research bridges gerontology, occupational health, demography, and social epidemiology, with a focus on improving outcomes for vulnerable or disadvantaged groups.
In 2025, she received the Institute Gak–KNAW Award for Onzeker werk, onzekere gezondheid: Uitdagingen voor de duurzame inzetbaarheid van oudere migranten, which she will conduct at NIDI. The project investigates employment trajectories, health, and work-related precariousness among older workers with a migration background, emphasizing how organizational practices and the work environment shape sustainable employment and health inequalities among migrant older workers.
Alongside her research, she also serves on the Executive Secretariat of the European Association for Population Studies.
Affiliations
Postdoctoral Researcher, Vrije University Amsterdam (January – March, 2026).
Executive Secretariat of the European Association for Population Studies.
Expertise
Work, health, migration, inequalities, retirement
