She teaches within the generalist and clinical tracks of the graduate program, particularly focusing her instruction on practice with children and youth. She also oversees the school social work licensure within their graduate program. Her primary research interests include school-family-community partnerships; youth development; after-school programming; and inter-professional collaboration. Her work is published in key journals such as Social Work, Children & Schools, Social Work in Education, and Journal of Community Psychology. She also is a member of the Society for Social Work Research; the National Association of Social Workers; and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.