Faculty Profile for Dr. Rohit Pradhan

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Dr. Rohit Pradhan
Associate Professor — School of Health Administration
ENC 264
phone: (512) 245-6529
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Experienced organizational/management academic who has taught courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels (MHA, MPH and doctoral programs). Dr. Pradhan received his Ph.D. in health services research from the University of Florida in 2010.

Teaching Interests

 The classes Dr. Pradhan has taught include courses on health care management, healthcare policy, quality, health Information management, and advanced doctoral seminars on organizational theory and organizational behavior & leadership.

Research Interests

 Dr. Pradhan is a health services researcher interested in understanding the influence of organizational determinants on health care delivery particularly as it relates to quality of care and equitable access. His work has primarily focused on long-term care through application of organizational and strategic management theories to improve the performance of this critical area of US healthcare system. Dr. Pradhan has also made substantial contributions to the area of racial/ethnic disparities research.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Shanmugam, R., Fulton, L., Kruse, C. S., Beauvais, B. M., Betancourt, J. A., Pacheco, G. J., … Sharma, A. (2024). The effect of COVID-19 on cancer incidences in the U.S. Https://Doi.Org/10.1016/j.Heliyon.2024.E28804., Shanmugam, R., Fulton, L., Kruse, C. S., Beauvais, B., Betancourt, J., Pacheco, G., ... & Sharma, A. (2024). The effect of COVID-19 on cancer incidences in the US. Heliyon, e28804., 1–41.
  • Beauvais, B. M., Kruse, C. S., Ramamonjiarivelo, Z. H., Pradhan, R., Sen, K., & Fulton, L. V. (2023). An Exploratory Analysis of the Association Between Hospital Labor Costs and the Quality of Care. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 16, 1075–1091. https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S410296
  • Ramamonjiarivelo, Z. H., Weech-Maldonado, R., Hearld, L., Pradhan, R., & Davlyatov, G. (2020). The Privatization of Public Hospitals: Its Impact on Financial Performance. Medical Care Research and Review (Online), 77(3), 249–260. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077558718781606 IF = 2.577 H Index = 77  SJR 2018 = 1.6 Q1 (best quartile)  Scopus cite score = 2.51 Highest percentile 2/28  Acceptance rate = 6%
  • Pradhan, R., Ghiasi, A., Davlyatov, G., Orewa, G., & Weech-Maldonado, R. (2024). Beyond the Balance Sheet: Investigating the Association Between NHA Turnover and Nursing Home Financial Performance. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy.
  • Orewa, G., Davlyatov, G., Pradhan, R., Lord, J., & Weech-Mladonado, R. (2024). High Medicaid Nursing Homes: Contextual Factors Associated with the Availability of Specialized Resources Required to Care for Obese Residents. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 36(1), 156–173.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Oak Hammock Institute for Learning in Retirement Aging Research Award. 2011

Selected Grants

  • Felix, Holly (Principal), Pradhan, Rohit (Supporting), Weech-Maldonado, Robert. Safety Outcomes of Obese residents in US nursing homes, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, Federal, $750000. (Funded: August 2018 - May 2021). Grant.
  • Weech-Maldonado, Robert (Principal), Pradhan, Rohit (Supporting). 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), Weech-Maldonado, Robert (Co-Principal). 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). Assessing the Impact of Agency Staffing on Nursing Home Performance, Texas State University, $8000. (Funded: June 2023 - August 2023). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Grade Appeals Committee
January 2024-Present
Organizer
Electronic Bulletin Board Coordinator
January 2024-Present
Organizer
Translational Health Event Coordinator
January 2023-Present
Member
Undergraduate Scholarship Committee
January 2023-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, Journal of Rural Health, Medical Care, Journal of Health Care Management, Health Care Management Review, Healthcare
January 2011-Present