She received her Ph.D. in International Business with a Management concentration from the University of South Carolina. Before joining UMass Dartmouth, she taught at Clark University and the University of Texas-Pan American. Dr. Joardar’s research interests include cross-cultural group dynamics, foreignness issues, and entrepreneurship. She has published in various refereed journals such as Journal of International Management, International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, Journal of General Management etc.