Elizabeth teaches classes in organization and professional communication as well as communication in the health care clinic. Her research interests include identification and leadership in a variety of organizational contexts, including distributed teams, multi-team systems, organizations experiencing change, and health organizations. Her work has been published in "Journal of Communication", "Journal of Health Communication", “Health Communication", and various edited volumes. She has conducted communication workshops in a variety of corporate and academic settings, has been recognized for excellence in teaching, and in 2007, she was awarded Purdue University's College of Liberal Arts Distinguished Master's Thesis Award.