Her primary areas of interest, both in teaching and research, are the intersections between Communication and culture. She has explored these relationships in a variety of contexts, including fundraising, health care, media messages, interpersonal, and organisational. An award-winning teacher, Goering teaches classes in intercultural, organisational, and group communication. In addition, she has presented her research at numerous national and international conferences and published her work in a variety of journals, including Human Communication Research, Howard Journal of Communication, Journal of Popular Culture, Women and Language, The Journal of Business Communication, Case International Journal of Educational Advancement, and Communication and Medicine.