Dr. Deepa Srikantaiah is an educator, scholar, and artist who was born and brought up in the Washington DC area and attended local public schools. Her works explore pre-colonial knowledges, postcolonial studies, and comparative histories and international education to better understand how to address contemporary challenges in mathematics education. Growing up, she enjoyed watching the shows Murder She Wrote and Columbo with her parents, fostering a love for mysteries, alongside her interests in math and doodling.

Dr. Srikantaiah began her career as a chemistry teacher and worked on after-school STEM programs in the United States. She has also worked at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), The World Bank, Global Partnership for Education, with USAID contractors, non-profits, and was awarded a Fulbright to India (2015-2016). She has worked in South and East Asia, in Eastern and Western Africa, and the United States.

Dr. Srikantaiah is an affiliate faculty in the graduate program in International Education Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park and the doctoral program at the School for International Training. She also adjuncts in the City Teaching Alliance Program at American University in Washington, D.C. Her scholarship has been published in numerous peer reviewed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings.

Dr. Srikantaiah received her M.A. and Ph.D. in International Education Policy from the University of Maryland, College Park.