Dr Sawrikar is an independent research consultant specialising in gender and race equity. She has over 20 years of experience as an academic working at the Department of Psychology at The University of Sydney (2000-2005), Social Policy Research Centre at the University of New South Wales (2005-2014), and School of Human Services and Social Work at Griffith University (2010-2020). Her PhD was in Psychology (2004) and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Social Work/Social Policy (2007-2010). She has taught over 10,000 students Psychology and Research Methods, conducted commissioned research for Australian governments and inter/national NGOs, helped attract $4m+ external funding, served as a journal editor, and invited to 10 keynote addresses. Her research areas and 60+ publications cover racism, sexism, child protection, domestic violence, culturally appropriate service delivery, culture, migration, mental illness, and social cognition. Currently, she is the Founder and Director of Scholar Freedom designed to redress inequity in academic publishing.