Her academic focus is teacher education with an emphasis on diversity and instruction. She teaches courses on diversity and instructional leadership in the EDDSI program, and Masters level courses on culture, lnstructional strategies and linguistics as applied to language minority students, besides directing dissertations. Her research interests span diversity, teacher beliefs and professional development of teachers in the U.S. and India. Publications include editing a section on India for a handbook on Asian education, a chapter on mapping how to teach culturally and diverse learners, and an article on the status of assessment of English in K-12 schools in India. Prior to her appointment at UWG, Dr. Ramanathan taught at Butler University, IN, and in K-12 and English Language schools in India, Indonesia and Malaysia.