She is a medical anthropologist specializing in global health, health care delivery, HIV, maternal and child health, and primary health care. Her previous research examined how volatility in donor aid affects the health and well-being of patients and health care workers in rural Tanzania, and the efforts to expand more sustainable health care among international NGOs delivering HIV prevention, care and treatment services. She has also conducted research in the Canadian Arctic investigating the interaction between food insecurity, stress and well-being in an Inuit population.