Her research interests include environmental sociology, environmental health and justice, risk and disasters, science and knowledge, social movements, and policy and participation. She received her Ph.D. in sociology from Brown University. Her book manuscript Toxic Safety: Flame Retardants, Scientific Controversies, and Environmental Health is forthcoming with Columbia University Press. Toxic Safety examines the sociological aspects of risk assessment in industry, regulation, research, and activism. Her work has been published in journals including the American Journal of Sociology, Environmental Sociology, Science, Technology & Human Values, the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, and Sociological Forum. She is also a Fellow in the NSF-funded Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers Program.