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Dr. Rohit Pradhan

  • Associate Professor - School of Health Administration

Biography and education

Dr. Pradhan is a health services researcher with expertise in healthcare systems and management. He earned his Ph.D. in Health Services Research from the University of Florida in 2010 and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
In addition to his research, Dr. Pradhan has extensive teaching experience at the undergraduate, master’s (MHA and MPH), and doctoral levels, where he prepares future healthcare leaders with a strong foundation in healthcare management, organizational theory, and policy.

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Research Interests

  • Felix, Holly (Principal), Pradhan, Rohit (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %15, Weech-Maldonado, Robert, Percent Contribution: %10. Safety Outcomes of Obese residents in US nursing homes, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, Federal, $1162917. (Funded: August 2018 - May 2021). Grant.
  • Weech-Maldonado, Robert (Principal), Pradhan, Rohit (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %25. Performance of High Medicaid Nursing Homes-Contextual and Management Factors, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, Federal, $1249873. (Funded: September 2014 - September 2019). Grant.
  • Pradhan, Rohit (Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Weech-Maldonado, Robert (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10. Private Equity Acquisition of Nursing Homes-Implications for Quality and Financial Performance, NIH/National Institute on Aging, Federal, $100000. (Funded: December 2011 - November 2013). Grant.
  • Morris, Michael (Principal), Pradhan, Rohit (Supporting). The Implications of Consolidation of Local Health Departments in Ohio, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $25000. (Funded: 2014). Grant.
  • Pradhan, Rohit (Principal), Tufano, Virginia Emma (Supporting). Extended work hours in nursing homes: Development and validation of an overwork index, Williamson Fund, Texas State University, $10000. (Submitted: September 12, 2025). Grant.
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  • Pradhan, R., Ghiasi, A., Davlyatov, G., Gupta, S., & Weech-Maldonado, R. (2025). Threads of Care: Unraveling the Impact of Agency Nurses on Nursing Home Quality. Medical Care, 63(7), 479–486. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000002114
  • Pradhan, R., Ghiasi, A., Orewa, G., Gupta, S., & Weech-Maldonado, R. (2025). Unraveling the Chains: Exploring the Impact of Ownership on Administrator Turnover in Nursing Homes. Health Care Management Review, 50(2), 95–103. https://doi.org/10.1097/HMR.0000000000000426
  • Pradhan, R., Lord, J., Davlyatov, G., Orewa, G., & Weech-Maldonado, R. (2025). How Neighborhood Social Deprivation is Associated with Nursing Home Quality: A Structure, Process, Outcome Model. Innovation in Aging, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf004
  • Pradhan, R., Ghiasi, A., Gupta, S., Orewa, G., Davlyatov, G., Beauvais, B. M., & Weech-Maldonado, R. (2024). Ownership Matters: Not-for-profit chain nursing homes have higher utilization of agency nursing staff. INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 61, 00469580241292170. https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580241292170
  • Pradhan, R., Ghaisi, A., & Weech-Maldonado, R. (2024). Leadership Matters: Investigating the Association between Nursing Home Administrator Turnover and Quality. The Gerontologist, 64(9). https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnae066
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Paper Award, Public and Non-Profit Management SIG, European Academy of Management. June 26, 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Oak Hammock Institute for Learning in Retirement Aging Research Award. 2011
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