Her research is focused on chronic pain and self-medication. Her interest in CAM and IM started as a graduate student working on Traditional Chinese Medicine and CAM focused research for chronic pain with Dr. Cheryl Ritenbaugh and Dr. Mark Nichter and she has continued interests in alternative methods for managing chronic pain. Currently, she is working on a PCORI funded project to engage American Indian stakeholders in designing and implementing alternative and traditional medicine research to address chronic pain and opioid overuse in underserved and Tribal communities in Arizona.