Professional Associations and Appearances 

Dr. Pavri was president of Georgia Political Science Association for 2013-2014. She has served on the editorial board of International Studies Perspectives, on the executive board of the Georgia Political Science Association, and is a consultant with the National Institutes of Justice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She has also appeared as a guest on radio shows including National Public Radio’s "The Tavis Smiley Show" and Powerpoint.

Grants and Awards

She has also successfully obtained grants from the U.S. Army War College to support her research, co-authored grants from the Southern Educational Foundation to support integration of technology into the classroom and from United Negro College Fund-Special Projects to co-direct the Sophomore Summer Institute of the Institute for International Public Policy at Spelman College. She is also a grant recipient from the Mellon and Lilly Foundations and the Association of Colleges of the South.

Comparative political systems
Political theory
Japan in Asia
International politics and film
Human rights/conflict resolution
International organization
Asian Studies program