She previously worked as a print journalist, covering health, politics and higher education. She also worked as a public relations professional in health communications and has organized communication projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America. At KU, she teaches courses in reporting, research methods, media and diversity, media and popular culture and media and the military. She helps coordinate KU’s Media and the Military Project, funded by the McCormick Foundation. Her research focuses on media coverage of women who are victims and perpetrators of violence. She also has conducted research on women’s health and on gender and sports.