She conducts research on PBIS, is a member of APBS board, and collaborates on the scale-up of PBIS in Maryland. She has written over 100 papers on topics related to PBIS, school-based prevention, bullying, school climate, and youth violence. She collaborates on federally-funded research grants supported by the NIMH, NIDA, CDC, U.S. Department of Education, and the Institute of Education Sciences.