Dr. Pravati Tripathy is presently working as Dean, SUM Nursing College, SOA University; Bhubaneswar. She has 25 years of experience in nursing field. She has completed her PhD in nursing and now guiding the PhD students. She has published many papers in national and international journals. She is the president of SOMI, Odisha chapter. She is very dedicated to the nursing service and her work is well recognized by the students.