She also recently developed a course on sexual assault. Dr. Busch is the Principal Investigator of the UT Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. IDVSA is a collaboration between the School of Social Work, the School of Nursing, and the School of Law with over a dozen other affiliate community organizations. Since joining UT six years ago, Dr. Busch has managed over $1.4 million dollars of external funding and previously directed research for the Office of the Attorney General, the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault, and the Texas Health and Human Service Commission. To date, she has managed more than 20 research projects. Her areas of specialization are interpersonal violence, refugees, victims of trafficking and asylees, and international social work.