Her research interest is the field of behavioral neuroendocrinology: the effects of hormones on neural systems and behavior. She is a member of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (www.sbn.org), the Society for Neuroscience (www.sfn.org), Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (www.funfaculty.org) and the American Scientific Affiliation (www.asa3.org). She has published in journals such as Physiology and Behavior, Brain Research, Personality and Individual Differences and Evolution and Human Behavior. She is also a book review editor for Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith.