Dr. Neetu Purohit is a PhD in Psychology. Prior to joining IIHMR, she worked with University of Manchester as consultant in the area of elementary education. She had also worked as a counselor in Family Counselling Centers and Family Courts with Department of Social Welfare, Government of Rajasthan. Since her joining IIHMR, she has conducted multiple studies and projects on health systems and assessment /evaluation of various health programs. She has published and presented papers in journals and seminars. She has upgraded her skills by attending summer program on Health Behavior and Society at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.

Dr. Neetu interest lies in Behaviour, particularly Behaviour Change Communication and community mobilization via various forms of communication and organizational behavior, she is equally engaged in the area of child malnutrition and reproductive health and proficient in using both quantitative and qualitative methodology.