Faculty
Coordinator, CoEDM
Areas of work
Contact
- amrita@dmi.ac.in
- +91 612 2236 117
- Room 122, Academic Block
About
Prof. Amrita Dhiman works on community-based disaster preparedness and resilient public systems in Bihar. With about 13 years in teaching, research and practice, Dhiman brings field experience from Bihar and eastern India into the classroom and supervises students' field work and summer projects.
At DMI, Dhiman teaches Disaster Risk Reduction and Project Management in the PGDM in Development Management, and leads management development programmes for government departments, banks and NGOs. Current research looks at disaster management and community resilience, often with state agencies and civil-society partners.
Education
- Ph.D. (pursuing), Tata Institute of Social Sciences
- M.A. Disaster Management, TISS Mumbai (2011)
Experience
- 2018–presentCoordinator, Centre of Excellence in Disaster Management (CoEDM), DMI Patna
- 2013–2018Programme Manager, Bihar State Disaster Management Authority
- 2011–2013Project Officer, UNICEF Bihar
Teaching
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- Project Management
- Field Work Segment
Publications
- Dhiman, A. (2025). “Rethinking disaster management in Bihar”. South Asian Journal of Management.
- Dhiman, A. and co-authors (2023). “Evidence on community resilience in Bihar”. Journal of Rural Development.
- Dhiman, A. and co-authors (2021). “Institutions for public health systems in Bihar”. Economic and Political Weekly.
Colleagues
All faculty and staff-
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Dean (Academics)
Prof. Shankar Purbey
Ph.D., IIT Dhanbad
- Operations management
- Supply chains for agriculture
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