She was an adjunct lecturer at the NYU Silver School of Social Work before coming to Lehman. Her research interests include families and the lifespan, bio-psycho-social issues in aging, qualitative research methods and social work, well-being and dementia, rights-based social work, and interdisciplinary approaches to gender and aging. In addition, she serves as a dementia caregiver support group leader for the Alzheimer’s Association New York City Chapter and as a parental care consultant for Aging Families Consulting in Brooklyn.