She holds a PhD from the University of Toronto, and a B.Econ. from the University of Queensland. Her research has focused on university financing, student loan policies, and individuals' education decisions, with some analysis of Australian policies on road infrastructure and firearms thrown in for good measure. More recently she has been working on researching the medium- to long-run effects of government programs targeted at pre-school aged children. Her work has been published in Economics Letters, the Economics of Education Review, and the American Law and Economics Review, among others. She is currently Vice-President of the Canadian Women Economists Network.