He has taught at UWL since the Fall of 2013, teaching courses in culture and mental health, theories of psychotherapy, psychology of religion, and a graduate course in multicultural counseling for the School Psychology program. As an instructor who specializes in culture and race courses, Suthakaran is interested in investigating how the personality characteristics of a teacher can function as a pedagogical tool to promote personal transformation in students so they may better navigate a multicultural world. He will be focusing his 2018-2019 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning project on investigating common personality traits of instructors who are recognized for their ability to profoundly transform their students’ worldviews.