Her research interests include spatial statistics, statistical issues when analyzing functional magnetic resonance imaging, multiple comparison problems, clinical trials, generalized longitudal mixed effect statistical models, zero-inflated models, analysis of categorical data. She is also interested in new methods of teaching statistics and biostatistics and developing new teaching approaches for non-statistics master and Ph.D students. Currently, Dr. Pavlicova serves as senior biostatistican on several clinical trials in psychiatry, and Director of the HIV Center's StAD core.