She served as director of the Bachelor of Architecture program from 2011–14, as director of undergraduate studies from 2007–08, and as associate dean of AAP from 2002–03. Associate Professor Val Warke and she partner in a collaborative architectural practice and recent projects include the Nalati National Park Resort and the Eco-Tourism Strategic Planning Proposal, both for Nalati, China, as well as numerous design competitions. The Language of Architecture: 26 Principles Every Architect Should Know, a book she coauthored with Warke and published by Rockport Publishers (June 2014), has been translated into five languages, with a Korean edition expected in 2017. She received her B.Arch. from Cornell in 1979 and also attended Occidental College and l'École Spécial d'Architecture in Paris.