Vanaja Nethi, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Fischler College of Education & School of Criminal Justice at Nova Southeastern University, where she teaches research methods and STEM education courses in the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) program. Her undergraduate degree is a double-major in biology and chemistry. She earned an M.A. in Science Education (with Distinction) from the University of London and a Ph.D. in Education from Cornell University. Her research interests include online and blended instruction, STEM education, qualitative research methodology, and transnational higher education. She is the assistant editor of the peer-reviewed journal, Quarterly Review of Distance Education, a reviewer and member of the editorial board for the peer-reviewed open-access online journal, The Qualitative Report, and a guest editor for the Transnational Social Review.