She has been teaching since 1989. In 2004-05 RIT awarded her a sabbatical for research on “Living with Pets: Designing Interior Space with Animals in Mind.” She has presented her ideas on “Designing Interior Spaces with Dogs in Mind” at the National Dog Conference, April, 2008 in Morristown, NJ and April 2007 in Ithaca, NY. She has been a regular presenter at Camp Unleashed in Beckett, MA (“Where city dogs go to ruff it!”) as well as Lollypop Farm Humane Society in Rochester, NY.