Asoka Bandarage was educated at the University of Sri Lanka, Bryn Mawr College and at Yale University where she received a Ph.D. in Sociology. Ms. Bandarage has served on the faculties of Brandeis University, Georgetown University and Mount Holyoke College. Dr. Bandarage is the author of numerous books including: Colonialism in Sri Lanka: The Political Economy of the Kandyan Highlands, 1833–1886; Women, Population and Global Crisis: A Politico-Economic Analysis; The Separatist Conflict in Sri Lanka: Terrorism, Ethnicity and Political Economy; Sustainability and Well-Being: The Middle Path to Environment, Society and the Economy. In addition to numerous other publications, Dr. Bandarage has given hundreds of presentations, including keynote lectures at South Asian Studies Conferences. Asoka has given numerous media interviews on CNN, Al Jazeera, BBC, NPR and Bloomberg News. In addition to her columns in the Huffington Post, Bandarage serves on the boards of a number of publications and organizations including Critical Asian Studies and Interfaith Moral Action on Climate. See her website for more information.