She has 30 years of experience in education as a mathematics teacher and curriculum coordinator, elementary assistant principal, and assistant professor of mathematics education. She is currently the Principal Investigator and Director of a five-year Javits Grant, Project M3: Mentoring Mathematical Minds that involves the development of math curriculum units for talented students in grades 3, 4, and 5, national field-test implementation, and professional development for teachers. She is presently coauthoring an elementary mathematics methods textbook for teachers. She is also a member of the writing team for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Navigations series and has co-authored a series of creative problem solving books.