Matthai Centre for Educational Innovation at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A). He completed his PhD from the University of Virginia in the Educational Research, Statistics and Evaluation program in 2015 with Prof. Timothy Konold as his advisor. Kathan has worked as a postdoctoral fellow and taught educational statistics at UVA. He conducts research on applications of structural equation modeling, multilevel modeling, latent class analysis, and school climate & peer victimization. He is a member of the Youth Violence Project team led by Prof. Dewey Cornell. In addition, Kathan works with Prof. Catherine Bradshaw's group on different projects in the areas of safe and supportive schools, and student bullying behavior. More recently, Kathan collaborates with Prof. Vijaya Sherry Chand and Prof. Vishal Gupta to examine the effectiveness of innovative teachers on student learning, motivation, and engagement.