Khyati Joshi

Khyati Y. Joshi is a Professor of Education at the Peter Sammartino School of Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her work bridges race, religion, and immigration in the context of 21st-century America, with a focus on social justice and educational equity.

• Education: EdD in Social Justice Education (University of Massachusetts-Amherst), MTS (Emory University), BA in Religion and BS in Biology (Emory University)

Her research explores the intersections of race and religion, particularly in South Asian American communities, and challenges systemic inequities through critical frameworks like white Christian privilege. She has authored and co-edited influential publications including White Christian Privilege (2020) and Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice (2015).

Recent articles highlight her interdisciplinary focus on topics such as religious oppression, racialization of faith, and immigrant integration. She has received prestigious awards like the National Association for Multicultural Education Philip C. Chinn Book Award (2007) and the FDU Distinguished Faculty Award (2014).

As a public intellectual, she advises policymakers and has presented at global platforms, including the White House and the OSCE in Vienna. Her work also includes leadership in the South Asian American community and editorial contributions to the Encyclopedia on Diversity in Education.