Ashwini Nagappan

Senior Insights Associate, Rock Health Advisory at Rock Health

New York, New York, United States

About

Ashwini Nagappan is a Senior Insights Associate at Rock Health Advisory, focusing on direct-to-consumer healthcare and the ethical, legal, and social implications of emerging health technologies. Before Rock Health, she founded a startup working on sound-based therapy for dementia care. She holds a PhD in Health Policy and Management from UCLA, a Master of Bioethics from the University of Pennsylvania, and a bachelor's degree in Public Health and Sociology from NYU.

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Invests in

Digital HealthDirect to Consumer

Experience

Rock HealthSenior Researchercurrent2026 — present
MyrahFoundercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
SubstackWritercurrent2025 — present
Rock HealthSenior Advisory Fellow2023 — 2024
Rock HealthAdvisory Fellow2022 — 2023
UCLAInstructor2023
University of PennsylvaniaResearch Scientist2019 — 2023Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
University of PennsylvaniaResearch Assistant2018 — 2019Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
NYU Langone HealthResearch Associate2017 — 2018Ronald O. Perelman Emergency Department

Education

UCLADoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Health Policy and Management2020 — 2025
University of PennsylvaniaMaster of Bioethics - MBE
New York UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Global Public Health and Sociology

Skills & more

Survey ResearchUser Experience (UX)Product ResearchCommunicationHuman Subjects ResearchResearch2Leadership3Microsoft Office2Social Media1Event Planning1Public HealthProject Management

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Analytical SkillsSPSSPublic SpeakingOrganization SkillsPresentationsInterviewingEndNoteREDCapQualtricsMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Excel

Languages English · Spanish · Tamil