Her research focuses on identifying the factors that pose a threat to the psychological health of children, especially, those that are due to parental drug use (cocaine/polydrug exposure), drug environment (methamphetamine-producing homes), and parental HIV/AIDS infection and death. Dr. Asanbe teaches advanced psychopathology and child psychopathology courses, and coordinates the undergraduate internship. She runs a research lab and mentors students in conducting studies with clinical population. For a couple of years, she served as a grant reviewer for the NSF-Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP - Psychology panel). Dr. Asanbe is a licensed psychologist, and an American Psychological Association appointed representative to the United Nations.