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Khyathi Gadag

Khyathi Gadag
Assistant Professor
kgadag@ohio.edu

Khyathi Gadag, Ph.D., M.H.A.,B.D.S. is an Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration in the Department of Social and Public Health at Ohio University. She earned her Ph.D. in Health Services and Policy from the University of Iowa, where her research focused on the impact of telehealth and related policies on the utilization of mental health services in healthcare settings. Dr. Gadag’s research interests include health policy, mental health and substance use disorders, social determinants of health, telehealth, health equity, and social justice. Her work emphasizes improving access to care and addressing disparities in rural, vulnerable and underserved communities.

In addition to her research, Dr. Gadag teaches and mentors students in the Health Services Administration program. Her teaching centers on health care organization, policy, service delivery, and financing, with the goal of preparing students to critically engage with health system challenges and develop into effective future healthcare leaders and researchers

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Health Services and Policy, University of Iowa, 2025
  • Master of Hospital Administration (M.H.A.), Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, 2016
  • Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S.), Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, 2012

Research Interests

  • Health Policy
  • Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Telehealth
  • Health Equity

Teaching Experience

  • HLTH 2170 Health Care Organization, Delivery, and Financing (Fall 2025)

Recent Publications

  1. Gadag, K., Ejughemre, U., Wilson, K., & Zahnd, W. E. (2025). Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Rural Iowa Hospitals: Content Analysis of Community Health Needs Assessments. Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP, 31(5), 716–725. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000002184
  2. Gadag, K., Arora, K., & Zahnd, W. E. (2025). Effect of telemental health adoption on mental health services utilization in federally qualified health centers. Journal of telemedicine and telecare, 1357633X241307417. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633X241307417
  3. Gadag, K., Ullrich, F., & Mueller, K. J. (2024). Profiling Social Needs Activities in Publicly Traded Medicare Advantage Organizations. Population health management, 10.1089/pop.2024.0045. Ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1089/pop.2024.0045
  4. Semprini, J., Gadag, K., Williams, G., Muldrow, A., & Zahnd, W. E. (2024). Rural-Urban Cancer Incidence and Trends in the United States, 2000 to 2019. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention, 33(8), 1012–1022. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-24-0072
  5. Vakkalanka, J. P., Gadag, K., Lavin, L., Ternes, S., Healy, H. S., Merchant, K. A. S., Scott, W., Wiggins, W., Ward, M. M., & Mohr, N. M. (2024). Telehealth Use and Health Equity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review. Telemedicine Journal and E-Health, 30(5), 1205–1220. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2023.0588

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