She received her Ph.D. in sociology from New York University. Her primary research interest is gender stratification, especially in employment, organizations, and law. Recent articles from her book research have also appeared in Social Forces, Sociological Forum, Sociological Perspectives , The Sociological Quarterly and Sociological Inquiry. In the near future, Dr. Roth expects to conduct a cross-national study of reproduction and childbirth from an organizational perspective, especially as related to the organization of health insurance, medical malpractice insurance, and malpractice law.