Saruna Ghimire

Title
Assistant Professor
Education
PhD Public Health - University of Nevada Las Vegas
Master of Public Health - University of Wolverhampton, UK
BS Microbiology - Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Saruna Ghimire leverages her background in public health and prolific research portfolio in global aging to teach epidemiology and global aging courses at Miami. Her research focuses on health and well-being in later life, including understanding the social determinants of healthy aging among diverse communities. She has ongoing research projects in Nepal, facilitated by well-established collaborations with researchers from several Nepali institutions. She also regularly works with researchers from the University of South Wales, Australia, and BRAC Universty in Bangladesh. Recent projects focus on the health of older Bhutanese refugees in Ohio and Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
Recent Publications
An up-to-date list of Dr. Ghimire's publications is available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1pUHB1snlgr5v/bibliography/public/
Spring 2022 Office Hours
Wednesdays 3-5pm
Fridays 12-1pm
Additional times available by appointment
Email: ghimirs2@MiamiOH.edu