One of her foci is the interaction among scientific practices and language, literacy, and text. Bricker was an award-winning secondary science teacher before serving as the State Science Coordinator at the Indiana Department of Education, where she was involved in all aspects of K-12 science education, such as standards, assessments, professional development, and various policy initiatives. In addition, she helped establish, facilitate, and coordinate partnerships among science education stakeholders. Bricker then served as a Senior Program Associate at the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Project 2061, where she helped design and implement professional development programs and helped manage a National Science Foundation grant focused on STEM assessments.