Bio: 

Divya Bhagianadh is the Postdoctoral Associate in Aging and Health Equity at Rutgers School of Social Work and will be collaborating with Drs. Ayse Akincigil and Emily Greenfield. She received her Ph.D. in Health Services and Policy from the College of Public Health, University of Iowa. Her research focuses on gerontology with an emphasis on end-of-life (EOL) supports and systems of care. Her dissertation work used national datasets to explore the co-occurrence of indicators that capture EOL quality and the influence of state policies on EOL outcomes. In addition to this work, Dr. Bhagianadh has worked on research projects focused on managed care and EOL outcomes, trajectories of cognitive function among agricultural workers, cannabis use among older adults, and telehealth programs in rural areas. Her work is featured in top journals in aging and health.