She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning. The undergraduate courses for Early Years and Middle Years teacher candidates are focused on the teaching and learning of science. The courses for graduate students address historical and contemporary foundations, perspectives, and questions associated with environmental education, education for sustainable development, science education, curriculum development and design, and the study of teaching. Her current research is focused in the following three areas: place-based science education, culturally responsive teaching, and guided experiences that help Kindergarten children in urban school settings to begin to develop an awareness of and appreciation for the natural world.