Her educational leadership, policy, and community organizing research has been published in Teachers College Record, Urban Education, Urban Review, and in the edited book "Law & Educational Inequality: Removing Barriers to Educational Opportunities." Her most recent research project focuses on the role of school boards addressing equity-oriented policies in the U.S. Mountain West. Professor Sampson's other ongoing research projects include the influence of school district reorganization on educational equity, the role of nonprofits in addressing issues of educational equity, and the use of online learning as a space for critical dialogues within doctoral programs. Professor Sampson also serves as a senior fellow for the Guinn Center for Policy Priorities.