Dr. Banhi Bhattacharya is an educationist, a believer in life-long learning, a problem-solver, a poet, an avid traveler, and a foodie.

Banhi began her career as an educator in India and continued with her advocacy for education in the United States as a teacher, a researcher, and a policy and compliance facilitator in the field of education. Her research focuses on the impact of quality professional development on educators’ preparedness to serve in linguistic and culturally diverse classrooms.

Banhi served as the Senior Accreditation Director at Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) for over nine years. Prior to that, she was the Director of Professional Development and Research at the Association for Childhood Education International (now Childhood Education International); an instructor for pre-service teacher candidates in world languages at Michigan State University; a literacy specialist in a charter school in Grand Rapids, Michigan; and a middle school ESL teacher in India.

Banhi graduated from Michigan State University with a Doctorate in Curriculum, Teaching and Educational Policy. She holds a Masters in Teacher Education and Professional Development from Western Michigan University, and a second Master’s degree in English Literature from University of Calcutta, India.