She has been asked to serve as the Director of the newly-established Center for Increasing STEM Diversity at Virginia Union University, in part because of her commitment to increase STEM exposure for students in underserved communities. Recent community outreach projects have included conducting STEAM workshops, participating in a garden warriors program at Virgina State University, and sharing hands-on activities at Science Matters’ Explore The Outdoors festival. Dr. Cobb-Abdullah is also a research mentor for Virginia Union University's Summer Research program, where she oversees undergraduate research on the impact that metals in air pollution have on the quality of urban agricultural products.