Her research interests include modern and historical gender law and politics, constitutional law, feminist perspectives on family law, and employment discrimination. She has published on topics such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act and its disparate effects on women, employment discrimination under Title VII, parental leave policies at colleges and universities, and sex-based rights in family law. Her project of the last several years has focused on the historical development of women’s legal and political status as viewed through the lens of their surnames, and several articles have resulted which focus on specific aspects of that development.