Dr. Iyer obtained her Ph.D. from The Terry College of Business, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA in 1997 after completing her Masters in Industrial Engineering at The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1991. She received her Bachelor's degree in Engineering from The Bangalore University, India in 1989.
She is married to Dr. Venkat M. Iyer who is an associate professor and Director of the Masters in Accounting program at UNCG in the Department of Accounting. They have two wonderful sons Akshay (15 yrs.) and Jay (12 years).