Her research focuses on speculative design and tools for the design of healthy urban spaces in underserved communities. She founded the informed design research laboratory URBN STEAMlab with Professor Shivanthi Anandan, a trans-disciplinary laboratory exploring urban sustainability through science and informed design. As a member of Drexel’s AIA Health and Research Consortium, one of only fourteen consortiums nationwide, Dee works to build opportunities for trans-disciplinary health and design based research. Her work has been published and exhibited in a variety of academic and professional journals including ARCH IN-Form, Context, ARCC and ACSA.