Dr Manasi Murthy Mittinty (MD (Medicine), PhD (Medicine) and Advanced Global Clinical
Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School) is a physician scientist who works as a Senior
Lecturer in the College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University. Dr Mittinty works
closely with national and international research teams to understand, mechanistic pathways in
experience and coping of pain and strategies for improved mental health, disability, and quality
of life.
Dr Mittinty’s benchmark studies on understanding the experience of pain and injury
from First Nations people’s and CALD communities perspective has led to culturally
appropriate adaptation of a widely used scales to assess pain and ongoing development of other
measures. Dr Mittinty has spearheaded; a National Curriculum Development for upskilling
healthcare professionals funded by Commonwealth grant and an industry funded national
clinical trial: Early Matched Care for Injured Australia Post Employees (EMCAP), which
demonstrated the importance of early intervention in enhanced mental health and wellbeing
and early return-to-work process. The trial was awarded the 2021 NSCA Foundation/ GIO
Workers Compensation and 2021 Comcare National Work Health and Safety Award.
The impact of her research work is evident through her strong (inter)national collaborations, grant
funding more than $2.8 M, invitations to join (inter)national committees and several awards
including 2024 Hind Rattan-Jewel of India, 2024 Gargi Science & Research Award, 2023
Deans Commendation Harvard Medical School, 2023 University of Sydney Vice Chancellor’s
sponsorship, 2023 Harvard Mobility Grant, 2022 National Emerging Leader in health award.
