She teaches in the Apparel Design area where she attempts to incorporate aspects of sustainability into each of her courses. Her research interests and creative scholarship focus on apparel design using repurposed and recycled materials. This includes everything from the sourcing of materials, textile design, product development to the consumer response of the final product. She believes research and creative scholarship should be applicable to the real world with the intent of bettering the lives of the citizens of the planet and the planet itself.​