Katrin Nihalani

Katrin Nihalani is a Professor of Economics with a focus on Health Care at Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences (since 2010). She holds an MBA from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2000-2001) and a PhD in Economics from the University of Duisburg-Essen (2007).

Research Interests: Her work spans health economics, digitalization in health care, customer service commitment, and conjoint analysis applications. Key subfields include social health insurance, pandemic response technologies, wearable health devices, and institutional influences on health care delivery.

Publications: Recent studies examine informal institutions in Confucian Asia (2022), digital health acceptance (2021), Corona-Warn-App adoption (2020), and conjoint analysis validity (2008, 2010).

Committees & Roles: She serves on the College of Health's examination committee, quality improvement commission, and as an international relations coordinator. She is also a trusted advisor for the Friedrich-Naumann Foundation for Freedom and advocates for accessibility.

Teaching: Offers courses in health economics, statistics (SPSS), social management, and advanced financial analysis for health systems.