She also serves as the Director of Graduate International Education Programs. At Wilkes, she teaches master and doctoral level courses in Effective Instruction, Curriculum, Assessment, and Quantitative Research/Statistics. 

Karim is a former mathematics teacher with certifications in elementary and secondary math and leadership. She has spent the last 22 years in education, spanning K-post secondary. As an international mathematics consultant, Karim provides targeted professional development workshops to K-12 classroom teachers world wide.