Her research focuses on endogenous community tourism development. Her research on tourism development takes place in locations such as Playa del Carmen, Mexico and Ngorongoro, Tanzania. From 2007 to 2012, she was an elected board member for the Pennsylvania Governor’s Tourism Partnership in Harrisburg, PA. Her role was to work with state officials and private industry to create programs to revitalize urban and rural economies in the state through tourism development initiatives that foregrounded community well-being and inclusive communities. She was part of the ASU team that visited VNAT in March 2014. She has taught tourism marketing for over 10 years to undergraduate and graduate students. Link to directory page.