She specializes in medical device and pharmaceutical packaging. In addition to teaching classes and conducting research, she helps create seminars, including one on the universal package. She holds BS, MS, and PhD degrees in packaging from MSU. She is a member of ASTM International (West Conshohocken, PA) and serves on its packaging and flexible barrier material committees. She is also a member of the Institute of Packaging Professionals (Naperville, IL) and participates in its medical device technical committee, chairing a subcommittee that investigates the relation of hole or channel defect size to microbial penetration.