In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Snowden's research focuses on the development and characterization of an animal model of central nervous system catheter infections, similar to the ventricular shunt infections that complicate the management of patients with hydrocephalus. She is interested in the immune response within the central nervous system to a biofilm-mediated foreign body infection, particularly the impact of immune maturity on that inflammatory response and subsequent pathology. She has been recognized as a member of the Society for Pediatric Research and is the author of numerous peer reviewed publications on clinical infectious disease and basic immunology research.