Her work has focused on financial inclusion, asset building and educational attainment. More broadly she is interested in the intersection of public policy and the well-being of youth. Dr. Friedline is distinguishing herself in the social work profession as a highly motivated, productive, and thoughtful scholar. Much of her work has focused on conducting secondary data analysis to explore basic research questions of interest to the field of asset-building. She has produced a total of 27 peer review publications, and has five currently under review.