Her research on education considers a variety of issues in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education. She has studied the potential benefits of college quality, the role of class time on academic performance, high-stakes testing, peer effects, teacher quality, class size, recess and physical education, and Catholic schools. Her work has been published in a variety of outlets, including Economic Inquiry, Journal of Health Economics, Economics of Education Review, Education Finance and Policy, Education Economics, and Economic Letters. She also serves on the editorial board for the Eastern Economic Journal.