Dr. Priya, a commerce graduate has completed a Master of Business Administration, specialization in Finance from Bharathiar University. She holds an M.Phil in Business Administration from Vinayaka Missions University and her Ph.D is from Bharathiar University in the area of Marketing.  Her thesis is titled “Service Quality of Medical Tourism in Kerala and its impact on Tourists’ loyalty; A study conducted in Kerala State”. She has a teaching experience of over 15 years and teaches Security Analysis Portfolio Management, Financial Derivatives, Financial Management, and Business Economics among other subjects.  She has published research papers and articles in reputed refereed peer-review journals and also presented papers at various national and international Conferences.