She is writing a monograph, Dante and Blood in the Medieval Context, stemming from her Doctoral dissertation (completed in 2010 at the University of Cambridge where she was a Gates scholar). Her other research interests include Dante’s treatment of female figures, material culture, the issue of nature in medieval culture, and intersections between theological, metaliterary and medical issues in Dante’s works. Her work has appeared in Le Tre Corone, Italian Studies and a volume published by Open Book Publishers. As associate director of Italian Studies at Notre Dame, she helps run the Program.