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About

Vanaja Nethi, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Fischler College of Education at Nova Southeastern University and teaches mainly research courses at the doctoral level. She earned her Ph.D. in Education from Cornell University and has worked internationally in various capacities. Her research interests include online and blended instruction, STEM education, and transnational higher education, and her expertise is in qualitative and mixed methodology. She is the assistant editor of the Quarterly Review of Distance Education and was a Transnational Social Review guest editor. She is also a reviewer and member of the editorial board for The Qualitative Report and a reviewer for the Florida Distance Learning Association Journal.

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Education/Academic qualification

Ph.D. Education, Cornell University

… → 1997

M.A. Science Education, University of London

… → 1985

B.Sc. Biology & Chemistry, Universiti Sains Malaysia

… → 1979

External positions

Head, Department of American Degree Programs, HELP University

Jan 2001Mar 2006

Program Coordinator, Western Australian Matriculation Program, Methodist College, Kuala Lumpur

May 1999Dec 2000

Educational Planning and Research Division, Ministry of Education Malaysia

Mar 1988Apr 1999

Research Interests

  • online and blended learning
  • STEM / STEAM Education
  • Transnational higher education
  • Qualitative Research Methodology

Disciplines

  • Education