She received her Ph.D. in cyberforensics from Purdue University in 2011. Dr. Seigfried-Spellar studies the personality characteristics and socio-legal factors associated with computer deviance, including Internet child pornography use, hacking, sexting, and cyberbullying. In addition, Dr. Seigfried-Spellar has published in the area of digital forensics, specifically the ability to conduct a behavioral analysis of digital forensic evidence seized from child pornography investigations.