She was a Fulbright Scholar to South Africa for 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 and co-founded the University of Limpopo's Child Development Centre. Previously, she was the faculty administrator of Muskingum College's Center for Child Development until 1998 and the co-founder and co-director of Muskingum College's Early Childhood Summer Training Institute (ECSTI) until 1997. She also taught grade 1, grade 2, and students with learning disabilities/behavior disorders in grades 1 to 3 and 7 and 8 in Ohio. Her current research focuses on children's memory development and how children perceive the environment in which they learn.