Ms. Usha Kiran Barla is currently serving as Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor at the Department of Fashion Design, Arka Jain University. She holds a Masters in Design specialization in Design for Retail Experience from National Institute of Design, R&D Campus, Bengaluru and a Bachelors in Fashion Technology in Apparel Production from National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bengaluru. She is UGC NET qualified Dec 2018.

She is Design Consultant for various university related projects with NGOs and local brands. She has been a Design Educator for 7 years and has a past working experience as a Design Manager implementing Design Thinking at various levels of the organization. Her passion is for local tribal communities and sustainable design projects. She is also active in Research area publishing in various reputed journals.