… Gavini, PhD, MPhil About Education Areas of Expertise Dr. Gavini is responsible for oversight of the Research Office, all lab operations, planning, and budget … of Nursing Research (NINR/NIH) where he oversaw the funding activities of NINR that occur outside of NIH, in research institutions across the country and … the nation’s diversity. Dr. Gavini also held a professorship at Bowling Green State University in Ohio and served as Head of the Department of Biological Sciences …