She is currently serving as the president elect of the Faculty Senate. Dr. Lott’s primary research focus is studying the effects of using reformed science teaching strategies on preservice and in-service elementary teachers. Her currently funded project, Integrating Science and Technology Into Literacy Learning (INSTILL), focuses on the effects of using science as the context for developing literacy skills in both reading and writing within the early grades (K-2). Project INSTILL also examines innovative uses of technology that allow young students to gather data, reason with data, and communicate scientific understanding.