As an equity leader in her district, she is committed to integrating multiple voices, perspectives, and narratives into her curriculum and classroom. She also facilitates workshops designed to engage administrators, faculty/staff, and students in personal reflection and courageous conversations about issues of equity, diversity, and social justice. Her article, "Beyond Mirrored Worlds: Teaching World Literature to Challenge Students’ Perception of the Other," about a course she designed for her department's senior elective program, also won the Paul and Kate Farmer Award in 2007.