She has been recognized for excellence in teaching by the Associated Student Government Honor Roll, and has been appointed a Charles Deering McCormick Distinguished Lecturer. She has received the Emily Award for teaching and advising from the Women’s Residential College numerous times. Her research interests include the teaching of minority students and the storytelling tradition in American Jewish Literature, two fields in which she has published articles. She is a Senior Fellow at the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence, has been a reader for the Northwestern University Press, and has served as a Faculty Fellow at Jones and the Women's Residential College.