Dr. Rohini Ruhil is an accomplished academician and researcher with extensive experience in healthcare administration, social epidemiology and tobacco control. She is currently serving as Assistant Professor-II at the Amity Institute of Public Health & Hospital Administration, Amity University, Noida (May 2025–Present), where she is engaged in teaching, research supervision and academic leadership in healthcare administration and public health.

Previously, she served as Assistant Professor at the International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), New Delhi (February 2022–October 2023), where she undertook healthcare administration teaching, research activities and faculty coordination of professional training programmes. She also held the position of Consultant for Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation at the National Tobacco Control Programme, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (July 2020–February 2022), and completed her doctoral research as a Senior and Junior Research Fellow at Jawaharlal Nehru University (August 2015–June 2020) with UGC support. Earlier, she served as a Tobacco Cessation Professional at Max Cancer Centre, New Delhi (February 2013–March 2015).

Research & Publications

Dr. Ruhil has developed a robust research profile spanning tobacco control and cessation, social and commercial determinants of health, gender and health equity, rural and urban health, hospital administration, digital health, One Health, and climate change and sustainable development. Her research examines the social and structural determinants of tobacco use and health inequities, combining quantitative analysis with social-science perspectives.

Her scholarly output includes 24 published articles and reviews in peer-reviewed journals, including publications in The Lancet Public Health (as a named collaborator in the GBD 2023 Oral Disorders study), Indian Journal of Community Medicine, Health Policy OPEN, Indian Journal of Public Health, SAGE Open, and Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. She has authored one book chapter on Gender and Tobacco Use in India and contributed to editorial assistance on multiple policy and training publications for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia.

Teaching & Academic Contributions

Dr. Ruhil has developed a comprehensive healthcare administration teaching portfolio encompassing Health Economics, Legal Aspects in Healthcare, Clinical Services Management, Hospital Operations Management, Audit in Hospitals, Inventory and Stores Management, Health Informatics, and Marketing Management. She employs innovative pedagogical approaches including art-based and experiential learning, visual storytelling, mock courts, role play, debates and case-based discussions to engage students with abstract healthcare administration concepts.

She has facilitated student-created visual learning resources on informed consent and healthcare law, and on health economics through illustrated market activities. Her teaching approaches demonstrate active student collaboration and the translation of complex healthcare management theory into practical, student-centred applications. She has also supervised doctoral research in healthcare administration and public health, including studies on climate change and mosquito-borne diseases and dental tourism. She coordinates the Health C.A.R.E. Club, supporting student engagement with healthcare, patient rights and health-awareness activities.

Editorial Service & Research Collaboration

Dr. Ruhil has been appointed to the Editorial Board of BMC Public Health (2025), providing editorial service in public health. She is listed on the national editorial board of the Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. She serves as a named collaborator in major research initiatives, including the GBD 2023 Oral Disorders Collaborators publication in The Lancet Public Health (2026).

Professional Development & Academic Engagement

Dr. Ruhil has participated in sustained professional development including courses in advanced clinical epidemiology, ICH Good Clinical Practice, advanced methods in large-scale data analysis, and research methods in social sciences. She possesses working knowledge of SPSS, Stata, Microsoft Office and e-office software, and is fluent in English and Hindi. She has served as faculty coordinator and resource person for training programmes on risk factor epidemiology and social epidemiology in the context of tobacco use, and on urban health essentials. She maintains the educational YouTube channel Dr. Rohini Ruhil - Health, Culture & Change, sharing healthcare and development perspectives with the public.

Awards, Honours & Professional Memberships

Her recognitions include the Best Poster Prize at IPHACON (2020), the 64th Annual National Conference of the Indian Public Health Association, for research on inequities in tobacco-related harm, and the Slogan Competition Prize at the 4th National Conference on Family Medicine and Primary Care (2019). She was awarded the Global Tobacco Control Scholarship (2011) to pursue the Global Tobacco Control Certificate Programme at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA. She attained the Gold Medal for Best All-Round Performance, IIHMR Delhi (2011), and the Gold Medal, MA in Rural Development, IGNOU (2012). She is UGC-NET and JRF qualified in Community Health and Social Medicine (December 2013, 72%).

She holds life membership of the Indian Public Health Association (L/2016/UP/7436) and life membership of the Epidemiological Foundation of India (01869). She is professionally associated with the Society for Tobacco Control, New Delhi and the International Society for Development and Sustainability (M171814).

Eligibility for Outstanding Academician Award

Dr. Rohini Ruhil's extensive academic experience spanning over 15 years, 24 peer-reviewed publications including contributions to high-impact journals, editorial service, research supervision, innovative teaching practices, professional memberships and recognition at national conferences collectively demonstrate a substantial and multifaceted contribution to higher education and public health research in India.

Based on the achievements and credentials provided, Dr. Rohini Ruhil is eligible for consideration for the Outstanding Academician Award in Scientific Laurels, particularly in recognition of her contributions to healthcare administration teaching, social epidemiological research, tobacco control policy, gender-informed health equity research and academic leadership in public health.