Her research focuses on STEM teaching and learning in urban informal science contexts including museums, National Parks and everyday learning. She has worked as an educator and researcher in NYC public schools and the American Museum of Natural History. She was awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation Early CAREER award to study informal learning contexts and formal/informal collaborations for STEM teacher education. Her research portfolio also includes youth learning and identity in informal science contexts, with a focus on underrepresented youth and place/identity in transnational communities and environmental education. She uses a combined sociocultural and geographical lens to study the relationships between people, places and learning.