In 2008, Professor Fields published Risky Lessons: Sex Education and Social Inequality (Rutgers UP). In her most recent work, Professor Fields leads a participatory action research study of HIV education and imprisoned women of color in San Francisco County Jail 8 (CJ8). Professor Fields is also board president of Health Initiatives for Youth, a San Francisco-based community organization whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of young people by empowering them through education, advocacy and leadership opportunities.