Our Co-Director

Srimani Chakravarthi is a Professor at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois in the College of Education Department. Srimani conducted research in Kannada, a South Indian language, during her Ph. D, with a focus on Language Learning Disabilities. She teaches courses in Special Education characteristics, methods, legal aspects, and English Learners. 

She taught for Joliet Public Schools, prior to joining University of St. Francis. She teaches both in the undergraduate and the graduate program and guides doctoral research candidates. Her passion is teaching reading, inclusion, technology and Universal Design to enable equity and access to all, across language and cultural barriers.