Her research examines how economic resources and financial behaviors influence family and household dynamics, such as cohabitation, marriage, relationship quality, and health disparities with a focus on women, low-income, and racial and ethnic minority populations. Her published research appears in Demography, Family Relations, The American Sociological Review, Journal of Marriage and Family, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, The Review of Black Political Economy, and Social Science Research. Fenaba received her Ph.D. from the Department of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University and a B.S. in Economics from Duke University.