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Using a variety of research methods, Dr. Santhanam conducts research to identify the effective use of resources invested in information technologies. From a micro-perspective, her research on Human-Computer Interaction has focused on the design of visual displays that can foster user learning and facilitate effective decision processes. From a macro perspective, her research has focused on the design of training programs and organizational support systems that can enhance the learning and assimilation of new information systems. Her research findings have been presented at many national and international conferences and invited talks. They are also published in a variety of journals, such as MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of Management Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Information and Organization, and Information Technology and Management.
Dr. Santhanam teaches courses on organizational information systems, decision support systems and systems design, to undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students. She is the chair of several dissertation committees.
She served as an associate editor of Information Systems Research, and was awarded the Best Associate Editor Award for 2010. Earlier, she served as an associate editor at MIS Quarterly for four years, and on the editorial board of Computers and Operations Research. She is currently an Associate Editor at Decision Support Systems, and a member of the editorial board of Enterprise Information Systems. She was the program co-chair of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS) Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CIST), 2003, and the Association for Information Systems (AIS) Americas Conference on Information Systems, 2005.