Areas of expertise include diversity and social justice, ethics in clinical practice, HIV/AIDS, bereavement, and substance use, group work and curriculum development. Dr. Grodney is the coordinator of the Clinical Practice with Groups course and, along with Dr. Robert Hawkins, leads the Diversity, Racism, Oppression, and Privilege course. She is currently co-chair of the Social Justice and Diversity Committee and serves on the Executive Committee of the Faculty, Curriculum Committee, Office of Global and Lifelong Learning Program Committee, and Academic Review Committee.