She has more than 18 years of experience in the gender-based violence field, both as a practitioner and as a researcher. Moylan's program of research focuses on the promotion of effective, evidence-based and trauma-informed interventions; policies; and services aimed at preventing sexual violence and responding to the needs of survivors. Currently, she is engaged in research examining campus sexual assault policy implementation at colleges and universities and exploring campus-level risk factors. She has also conducted research on the functioning of multidisciplinary Sexual Assault Response Teams—for which she was awarded the Society for Social Work and Research Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Award—and research on outcomes associated with childhood exposure to domestic violence in the home.