Bhumi Purohit

Bhumi Purohit is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown's McCourt School. Her research examines institutional biases against women in politics, bureaucratic effectiveness, and public service delivery in India.

She holds a Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley.

Her work integrates comparative politics, political economy and political psychology to study barriers to women's political representation. Current book projects include 'Gendered Bureaucratic Resistance' analyzing how bureaucrats' gender biases affect policy implementation in women's constituencies.

Awards include APSA's William Anderson Award and Women, Gender, and Politics Section's Best Dissertation Award (2023).