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

  • 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., Beauvais, B. M., Ramamonjiarivelo, Z. H., Dolezel, D. M., Wood, D., & Shanmugam, R. (2024). Agency Staffing and Hospital Financial Performance: Insights and Implications. Journal of Healthcare Leadership, (16), 365–374. https://doi.org/10.2147/JHL.S470175
  • Pradhan, R., Ghiasi, A., Orewa, G., Gupta, S., & Weech-Maldonado, R. (n.d.). Unraveling the Chains: Exploring the Impact of Ownership on Administrator Turnover in Nursing Homes. Health Care Management Review.
  • Pradhan, R., Dayama, N., Morris, M., Elliott, K., & Felix, H. C. (2024). Enhancing Nursing Home Quality through Electronic Health Record Implementation. Healh Information Management Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/18333583241274010
  • 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

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: EURAM Best Paper Award, European Academy of Management. June 26, 2024
  • 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, $1162917. (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). The Impact of Nursing Staff Wages on Nursing Home Quality: An Instrumental Variable Approach, Texas State University, $6560. (Submitted: October 8, 2024, Funded: June 1, 2025 - August 30, 2025). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Executive MHA Admission Sub-Committee
September 1, 2024-Present
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