At Georgetown, she leads the Center on Poverty and Inequality’s national research on restorative justice policy and practice. Thalia's teaching and research is focused in the areas of restorative justice, civil and human rights, law and society, and U.S. truth commissions. She has published on the theory and practice of restorative approaches with particular attention to race and gender. As an activist-scholar, Thalia has a specific focus on system change and policy development. She advises and supports a number of projects and programs using restorative approaches in public and political systems, as well as community-based settings. She is a frequent expert speaker at conferences and public commentator on legal issues. Prior to academia, Thalia was a practicing attorney.