Her research interests are elementary social studies education, historical inquiry, project-based learning, the history of education, the integration of social studies and literacy, and teacher preparation in the social studies. She is the author of A History of Elementary Social Studies: Romance and Reality (Peter Lang, 2013) and the co-author of Powerful Social Studies for Elementary Students (Cengage, 2012). Anne-Lise was the recipient of the Michigan Council for the Social Studies College Educator of the Year award in 2017. She is a former kindergarten teacher and a former curriculum writer for the State of Michigan.