Professionally, her background includes working with acute and severe mental health issues in the indigent and homeless population as well as in college-aged students. She is licensed in three states, including Washington. One of her favorite aspects of education is supervising her students' clinical experiences. Dr. Hope's research interests originated in her early working experiences, which include studying crisis response and intervention and specializing in suicide prevention by understanding a person's reasons for living. She is published on these topics and continues to pursue this line of research to understand more.