She is also a research fellow at the Asian American and Pacific Islander Research Coalition (ARC). Dr. Uy is the first Lao-American refugee to receive a Doctorate of Education from Harvard University. Her research focuses on Southeast Asian educational experiences and family and community engagement. Her teaching experiences include being an elementary teacher, a literacy specialist, and an Asian American studies instructor. As an educational consultant, she has provided workshops on diversity training, culturally responsive strategies to engage immigrant and refugee families, and professional development workshops for school teachers, administrators, and staff and parent workshops for immigrant and refugee families.