Dr. M. Preethi has 17 years of experience in the areas of teaching and extension in university.  She started her career as Assistant professor in 1998 at CHSc. Bapatla, where she was actively involved in teaching undergraduate Home Science students for 5 years. Later she worked at CHSc., Hyderabad for 15 months, in the same post.  While in teaching, she served in the capacities of warden, officer in charge Academic matters and officer in charge Placement cell at both campuses.

In the year 2006, she was shifted to Extension and posted at KVK Garikapadu as SMS (Home science) where she worked in forming women SHGs, organising vocational capacity building programmes and in establishing enterprises, apart from the regular technical programme of work.  Her efforts received laurels from many officials at district level.  In July 2008, joined AICC & ANGRAU Press as Editor & Translator and served there till July 2015. At AICC was involved in bringing out in house publications, attending to the visitors of Agricultural University, managing Agril.  Information centre, organising exhibitions at State and National levels, translating many important documents, speeches and publications for the university. In December 2014, was given the responsibility of ADE in Directorate of Extension PJTSAU, wherein she was engaged in overall management of all the extension units (DAATTCs, KVKs, EEI, AICC & Electronic wing) of PJTSAU and in implementing RKVY and NAIP projects of the Directorate.  She joined EEI in July 2015.

As a subject matter expert she had been a resource person in delivering guest lectures, question paper setting for other SAUs, been an external examiner, panel expert member in conducting interviews and in giving Radio talks and doing TV programmes.

As a student, she has an excellent academic career with a gold medal in MSc., and highest OGPA in PhD programmes at EEI. She participated in a number of National & International conferences and has good number of publications to her credit.

Her areas of specialisation are Women studies, Rural Livelihoods and Communication studies.