Nidhi Mali, PhD

Originally from New Delhi, India, Dr. Nidhi Mali has two decades of experience in global and comparative health policies and collaborative management. She has worked with Amnesty International India, United Nations Development Programme India, and the federal government of India to evaluate and monitor numerous social safety programs. She is committed to supporting Disability Rights and obtained advocacy certifications from Vanderbilt Advocacy Program and TN Government Partners in Policymaking. 

Mali earned her PhD in Public Administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and is a former tenure-track faculty member at the University of Mississippi. She obtained both a BS in Economics from Delhi University and a master's degree in economics from the Delhi School of Economics. Mali joined St. Jude in 2022 as a Clinical Research Associate in the Department of Oncology’s Quality of Life and Palliative Care Division. 

Mali is interested in learning more about clinical research and creating mixed methods for research projects to support the St. Jude research enterprise. 

Education
PhD, Public Administration
– Maxwell School, Syracuse University
MA, Economics – Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University
BS, Economics – Delhi University