Dr. Budhwani is a Professor in the Florida State University (FSU) College of Nursing, Institute on Digital Health and Innovation (IDHI). As an Implementation Scientist and socio behavioral interventionist, Dr. Budhwani conducts studies to address the causes and consequences of disparities among stigmatized populations that experience adverse health outcomes in resource-constrained settings. Dr. Budhwani’s research is informed by sociological constructs, guided by human rights frameworks, and adopts a multidimensional view of addressing public health and clinical care gaps. She has methodological expertise in qualitative and mixed-methods research, mHealth and digital health interventions, and pragmatic clinical trial design. As a community-engaged scholar, she has conducted studies with a range of underserved or stigmatized populations in the United States and abroad across Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Degrees

PhD, Medical Sociology

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) ▪ 2012
MPH, Healthcare Organization and Policy

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) ▪ 2008
MA, Sociology

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) ▪ 2007
BS, Biology

Northern Illinois University ▪ 1998