Her research focuses on understanding magnetic reconnection and subsequent energy release in solar eruptive events. She analyzes observational signatures of magnetic reconnection, diagnose plasma heating in solar flares, and study the evolution and structure of CMEs in the corona. She works with graduate and undergraduate students, and has managed the NSF-sponsored Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at MSU since 2008. Previously, she has also conducted earthshine measurements of global atmosphere properties at Big Bear Solar Observatory, New Jersey Institute of Technology. She earned her PhD in astrophysics from Nanjing University in China.