Prof. Arasa has interacted with international and local scholars in conferences, seminars and workshops whose themes were based on a wide range of global issues. She has participated in various research projects as a Principal Investigator, Co-investigator and Principal Co-evaluator. She has published over eight journal articles, two book chapters and twelve conference papers. Prof. Arasa has supervised both under-graduate and post-graduate students and is the Co-coordinator of Quality Assurance Activities for IUCEA. Her research interests touch on Mentoring, Education for special needs and Disadvantaged groups, Sexuality, Disability and Education. She has served as a consultant in various capacities especially on matters of Quality assurance. She is currently an external examiner of doctoral theses for Kenyatta University, department of psychology.