Her research focuses on the integration electrophysiological and functional imaging data in human subjects to investigate the neurobiological bases of state changes and state transitions in the brain. A primary research focus is in the neural network dynamics of sleep, with a secondary focus on the role of sleep in learning, memory and cognitive performance across the lifespan. As an alumna of the Teaching Survival Skills and Ethics Course, she retains a strong interest in mentoring at all levels of an academic career. She has been an invited workshop leader in mentor/mentee relations, has taught in the Washington University Postdoctoral Development series on mentoring relationships, and has herself mentored high school, undergraduate, graduate and junior faculty members.