She is actively engaged in the education of K-12 earth science teachers as an instructor of content and blended content/methods courses, and as departmental advisor to undergraduate Earth Science and Integrated Science teacher preparation programs. She has been involved with several teacher professional development projects, most recently as a consultant to the Michigan Teacher Excellence Program (MiTEP) and the Michigan Science Teaching and Assessment Reform (Mi-STAR) program. Her research focuses on the role of fieldwork in geoscience expertise.