Nilanjana Dwibedi , PhD

Associate Professor with Tenure

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Pharmacy

Department:

Pharmaceutical Systems & Policy

Classification:

Faculty

Educational Background

2012 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Pharmacy Administration, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX
2009 Master of Science (M.S.), Pharmacy Administration, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX
2004 Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing Management, Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
2002 Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.), Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

Professional Experience

2013-present  Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
2011-2011 Health Economics and Outcomes Research Summer Intern, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Wayne, NJ
2008-2008 Summer Intern, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX
2007-2012 Teaching Assistant, Department of Clinical Sciences & Administration, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX
2007-2007 Faculty (M.B.A. program), Magnus School of Business, Hyderabad, India
2004-2007 Senior Faculty (B.B.A. program), Cyber Research and Training Institute, University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India
2004-2004 Sales Officer, Super Religare Laboratories Ltd. (SRL Ranbaxy), Kolkata, India

Research Interests

Nilanjana Dwibedi is Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy at the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy in Morgantown, West Virginia. She joined the faculty of WVU in 2013. Dr. Dwibedi’s research interests include assessment of patient reported outcomes measures, medication error prevention, evaluating medication adherence, applying new methodology to conduct pharmacoepidemiology research and evaluating impact of new technology in US healthcare systems.
 

Representative Articles:

Nilanjana Dwibedi, Sujit S. Sansgiry, Craig P. Frost, Michael L. Johnson, Anandaroop Dasgupta, Sheeba M. Jacob, Joyce A. Tipton, and Angela A. Shippy. Bedside Bar-code Technology: Impact on Medication Administration Tasks in an Intensive Care Unit. Journal of Hospital Pharmacy 2012; 47(5): 360-366.

Nilanjana Dwibedi, Sujit S. Sansgiry, Craig P. Frost, Anandaroop Dasgupta, Sheeba M. Jacob, Joyce A. Tipton, and Angela A. Shippy. “Effect of bar-code-assisted medication administration on nurses' activities in an intensive care unit: a time-motion study”. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy 2011, 68(11):1026-1031.

Anandaroop Dasgupta, Sujit S. Sansgiry, Sheeba M. Jacob, Craig P. Frost, Nilanjana Dwibedi, Joyce A. Tipton. “Descriptive Analysis of Workflow Variables Associated With Barcode-Based Approach to Medication Administration”. Journal of Nursing Care Quality 2011, 26(4): 377-384.
 
Harshali K Patel, Nilanjana Dwibedi, Anthony Omojasola and Sujit S. Sansgiry. "Impact of Generic Drug Discount Programs on Managed Care Organizations". American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits 2011, 3:45-53.

Nilanjana Dwibedi and Sujit S. Sansgiry. “Assessment of Generic Drug Discount Programs Offered by Large Chain Pharmacies in the United States” Journal of Generic Medicines 2009, 6: 363-368.