She has been in the field of aging for more than 25 years and is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America. She has written numerous book chapters and articles on housing and long-term care. Dr. Liebig has received several Fulbright Senior Scholar awards and conducted field research on old-age homes and services in India. In 2003 she received the Clark Tibbitts Award for Excellence in Gerontology from the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. Dr. Liebig is a founding member and serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Aging, Humanities and the Arts, an affiliated journal of the Gerontological Society of America.