Ratih was a lecturer of the Faculty of Geography, Gadjah Mada University who graduated outstandingly with the GPA of 3.92 (Undergraduate) and GPA of 3.95 (Master Program) on a 4 scale and was awarded the Best Student (2007 and 2011). She has been finished the Ph.D. program in Chiba University – Japan with Cumlaude and The 1st Excellent Student on Graduation Ceremony 2014. Another achievement she made was being the 2nd winner on competition held by the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia, on Coastal Regional Zonation Based on Disaster Management, The Winner of Faculty For Future Program Award - Schlumberger Foundation 2015, 2017 and 2018, The Best Paper and Presentation Paper on Asia Future Conference (2013), and The Rising Young Researcher Award Indonesia 2017 from Vice President Republic of Indonesia.