She works to enhance the health and well-being of students, faculty, and staff on campus through nutrition consultations, guest lectures, nutrition programs, education materials, special diets (for celiac disease or food allergies, for example), and more. Schmidt is a member of Binghamton University’s Healthy Campus Initiative and its Eating Awareness Committee, and she serves as an adjunct faculty member for the health and wellness studies department, for which she teaches online nutrition courses.