As a social psychologist by training, she studies how interpersonal relationships and social factors contribute to health disparities, and how behavior change interventions can mitigate these factors. Her work focuses on how gender roles, sexuality, and social status put individuals at risk for poor health outcomes. She uses mixed methodologies to design, implement, and evaluate health interventions. Her work spans several continents, with current and past projects in the U.S., Nepal, South Africa, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Cote d’Ivoire, and Indonesia.