She is also the Director of the newly formed Animal and Interpersonal Abuse Research Group (http://www.uwindsor.ca/aipabuseresearchgroup/). Her research focuses on the intersection of harms (criminal and otherwise) against people, animals, and the environment. Her most recent research on the co-occurrence of animal abuse and intimate partner violence has been published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Anthrozoos, and Violence and Victims. Her most recent book, Animals as Food: (Re)connecting Production, Processing, Consumption, and Impacts, was published in 2015. She is currently working on a book examining the potential of coalition building between the animal advocacy and environmental movements.