A Fulbright scholar, Srinivasan has a stellar academic background: she has an MPhil in Urban Planning from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP).
She also has a Master's in Design from Harvard's Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) in Design from CEPT University.
According to her NYU Wagner bio, "Their research focuses on the evolving nature of land-labor relations in peri-urban statutory towns in India."