Recent trends in understanding the Iron Age of south India with reference to the burial landscapes is her current research interest. Her Ph.D. thesis was a pioneering study of the settlement pattern of Iron Age in peninsular India with special reference to central Kerala covering the megalithic culture and early historical period with Indian Ocean exchanges. Her book based on the dissertation is under publication.
After Ph.D., her research interests cover varied topics mostly related to the Archaeology and History of Kerala. Her latest projects are on weaving and hand looms in south India, inter-religious Understanding and peace building: a historical study of ancient towns in Kerala both funded by United Board, New york, archaeological and cultural study of the Western Ghats with special Reference to the Mannan tribe, a UGC Minor Research Project and Rock Art of Kerala taken up for Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi. She has co-directed four archaeological explorations so far and will be leading an excavation this year.