She is also the Director of Bachelor of Business and Commerce for the Faculty of Business and Economics. Her principal research interest is in corporate law, corporate governance and finance. She has researched and published in Tier A journals and presented papers at conferences, including academic and industry seminars in the area of corporate governance, corporate law and finance law. She has also co-authored the books Principles of Company Law in Malaysia and Concise Principles of Malaysian Company Law, first and second edition, published by LexisNexis. Dr. Shanthy is an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and was engaged in both litigation and corporate conveyancing work in legal practice before moving to an academic career.