Kadian has a background in Computer Science and pursued her PhD and post-doctoral studies in the fields of Design for Social Interaction and Design for Health. She has taught a number of interaction design courses at the university level including the University of the West Indies, the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) in Jamaica, and the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands. Kadian also serves as the Founder for TeachSomebody and is one of the convenors for the TeachSomebody Responsible Tech Collective. Additionally, she lectures on ICT-related courses at Fontys University of Applied Sciences.