She is particularly interested in examining both the performing and the visual arts in various social and political contexts and in provoking student interest in such fundamental questions as: is Beauty essential to art? Is art a public good? Professor Power's courses include: "Art and Ideas", "American Women Artists and Cold War Culture" and "The Eye of the Beholder: Theatrical Performance and Critical Values." In addition to teaching for the Theater and Dance department, Professor Power offers courses for several programs at the College including the InterArts Program, American Studies, Women, Gender and Sexuality Program, and the Public Policy and Law Program.