Dr. King’s fields of expertise are restoration ecology, social-ecological systems, resilience, and sustainability science. In her research, she embraces both interdisciplinary (connecting academic disciplines) and transdisciplinary approaches (connecting research, practice, and stakeholders). Her primary research focus has been in pastoralist systems in East Africa, where she has worked for over 20 years studying both ecological and social dimensions of land degradation and livelihood transitions. More recently, she has investigated multiple ecosystem service tradeoffs in rural agricultural systems, with particular attention to the constraints and capacities of households and communities to adapt and transform their livelihood strategies.