Previously, she taught at California State University Northridge, where she helped found the university’s Institute for Sustainability and Core Green Team. She’s also taught with the management faculties of University of Southern California and Pepperdine University, and spent five years writing fiction full-time. She’s published over 35 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on topics ranging from corporate sustainability to ethics in the financial services industry. Her most recent research focuses on benefit corporations and public (food) markets.