She has been a Safe Zone ally and trainer at UA since 2008 and has participated in Safe Zone programs at various other institutions, including the University of Rochester (Rochester, NY), St. John Fisher College (Pittsford, NY), and the University of West Georgia (Carrollton, GA). One of her primary scholarly interests is representations of sexuality and gender in modern and contemporary art and how these identities intersect with broader concerns of national and civic life. She is also the Director of the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at The University of Alabama, and works closely with students and faculty – using works in the collection – to explore issues of diversity through visual culture.