She has particular interests in mental health interventions deployed in rural communities with expertise in Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR). She has been involved in the development, implementation and evaluation of over 6 different Community Health Advisor (CHA) Model programs incorporating CBPR principles. Additionally, through 10 years of teaching community-based participatory courses at ETSU within "hands on" courses, she has gained a well-rounded understanding of the issues and methodologies for engaging communities as well as how best to guide and educate others about the process. Dr. Littleton is a member of the LINKS (Leveraging Information Technology to Network Kids to Services) Team.