Abi Sriharan
MSc, DPhil (Oxford)
Associate Professor
Faculty of Education
Contact information
Charles Hall
- Room 354
Downtown Oshawa
61 Charles Street
Oshawa, ON L1H 4X8
905.721.8668
Biography
Dr. Abi Sriharan is an organizational scholar who studies how artificial intelligence and emerging technologies transform organizations, professional work, and workforce development. Her research examines how organizations design and adapt human-technology work systems while balancing organizational priorities with worker wellbeing, professional autonomy, and meaningful work.
Her work integrates organizational strategy, innovation, organizational learning, and leadership, with particular attention to health-care and educational organizations. Through the SHIFT Research Lab, she develops research and organizational simulations to help leaders and professionals navigate technological change and the future of work.
Dr. Sriharan holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford and a professorial appointment at the University of Toronto. She has led and contributed to more than $7 million in research supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the University of Toronto’s Connaught Global Challenges program. Her honours include the Medical Care Research and Review Paper of the Year Award and the University of Toronto’s Eugenie Stuart Teaching Excellence Award.
Research and expertise
- Artificial intelligence and the future of work
- Organizational strategy and innovation
- Human-AI work systems
- Organizational learning and workforce transformation
- AI governance and leadership
- High Performance Culture
Sriharan, A., Kuhlmann, E., Correia, T., Tahzib, F., Czabanowska, K., Ungureanu, M. I., & Kumar, B. N. (2025). Artificial intelligence in healthcare: Balancing technological innovation with health and care workforce priorities. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 40(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3927
Sriharan, A., Sekercioglu, N., Mitchell, C., Senkaiahliyan, S., Hertelendy, A., Porter, T., & Banaszak-Holl, J. (2024). Leadership for artificial intelligence transformation in health care organizations: A scoping review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26. https://doi.org/10.2196/54556
Sriharan, A., Sekercioglu, N., Berta, W., Boet, S., Laporte, A., Strudwick, G., & Ratnapalan, S. (2024). Addressing the health human resources crisis: Strategies for retaining women health care professionals in organizations. PLOS ONE, 19(6). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0293107
Sriharan, A., Hertelendy, A. J., Banaszak-Holl, J., Fleig-Palmer, M. M., Mitchell, C., Nigam, A., & Singer, S. J. (2022). Public health and health sector crisis leadership during pandemics: A review of the medical and business literature. Medical Care Research and Review, 79(4), 475–486.