She is a professor at Adelphi University and has been a TEDx speaker as well as a columnist at Psychology Today and Esperanza Magazine. Dr. Serani was also a technical advisor for the NBC television show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and has a recurring character named after her - Judge D. Serani. Dr. Serani has written award-winning books for Rowman & LIttlefield Publishing Group and Free Spirit Publishing.