Her current areas of research have focused on the determinants of social capital, the role of social capital in promoting economic development, and how apologies impact labor arbitration outcomes. Recent publications in these areas have included “The Role of Social Capital for Economic Development Outcomes in the United States” at Economic Development Quarterly (in press), “Testing the Relationship Between Nonprofit Organizations and Economic Development” at Nonprofit Policy Forum (2014), and “The Role of Apologies in Labor Arbitration Outcomes” at Southern Illinois Law Review (in press). In addition to these publications, her article “Does Place Matter? Exploring Variation in Social Capital Across United States Counties” is under review at State Politics and Policy Quarterly.