Louis University. She has studied and conducted research in Ghana, South Africa, Egypt, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Her interdisciplinary research examines the experiences of marginalized groups in educational settings, the role of organizational policy and practice in the promotion or inhibition of egalitarian academic and occupational outcomes, and spirituality in the workplace. She has published over 35 refereed journal articles, book chapters, academic commentaries, volumes, and reviews; co-edited the books Black Women in Leadership (Peter Lang Publishing) and Social Justice Issues and Racism in the College Classroom (Emerald Publishing); and served as an Associate Editor for Learning for Democracy: An International Journal of Thought and Practice which is sponsored by the AERA SIG, Democratic Citizenship in Education.