Her research interest is women's reproductive health. Currently her work is focused on understanding interactions between female genital tract and sexually transmitted pathogens, including HIV-1 and HSV-2. Dr. Kaushic has received a number of awards including a Scholarship Award from OHTN, a New Investigator Award from CIHR and an Early Researcher's Award from Ontario Government. Most recently, she was honoured to receive the new HIV Applied Research Chair Award from OHTN. Her research has been funded by CANFAR, OHTN and CIHR. Dr. Kaushic has close links with community organizations in Toronto and has been involved for many years in efforts to educate health workers and women about risk factors for HIV transmission in women.