She is also the Director of the South Carolina Center of Excellence in Innovation for Mathematics and Science, housed at Clemson University. Her research centers on improving teacher quality, student understandings, and family interactions in mathematics for young children (birth to age 8). Dr. Linder has multiple national and international publications relating to early childhood mathematics in the areas of student motivation; preservice and inservice teacher quality (child care and K-5); teacher dispositions, knowledge, and the role of professional development; and understanding and supporting family mathematical interactions. She is a section editor for two NAEYC journals, Young Children (Growing in STEM) and Teaching Young Children (Full STEAM Ahead).