For the past two years she has also served as the Co-Director of the Center for Family, Work & Community, where she and her colleagues are currently in the third year of a five-year, federally funded program to increase the college attendance of urban youth. Family involvement is one of the key elements of this 4.2 million dollar initiative. Her research interest include: 1) leadership and change in schools and communities, 2) cultural diversity and achievement in urban schools, 3) women�s leadership in K-12 settings.