Her involvement with service learning, fieldwork and internships extends back to her training and practice as a clinical social worker. As an educator and social work scholar, she enjoys teaching service learning courses and works to include community-engaged elements in all of her classes. Both her pedagogy and her research, focused on the social and behavioral aspects of HIV/AIDS care, substance abuse and health disparities, are influenced by her personal commitment to using higher education as a venue to advance citizenship and social responsibility.