Her research focuses on public and private sector responsibilities for public services and labor markets, and on the influence of labor, health, and immigration policies on working conditions for low-wage workers. Her research projects include case studies of school board policy that regulates how private funds supporting schools are raised or allocated; a study of the effect of health and labor policy on the structure of jobs for home care aides; and studies of the policy implementation process related to publicly-funded training programs and to immigration and labor policy that structures farm work.