Her principal area of research, the role played by women in the formation of the British punk rock movement during its foundation in the mid‐1970s, has generated a book‐length study of such British bands as Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Slits, X‐Ray Spex, the Adverts, and Delta 5. Here, she examines how punk challenged and redefined conventional gender norms and stereotypes in popular culture. Additionally, she has published essays on other aspects of British and American punk in such collections as Beyond No Future: Cultures of German Punk (eds. Mirko Hall, Seth Howes, and Cyrus Shahan), Albums (ed. James Perone), and An Encyclopedia of the 100 Greatest Bands of All Times (ed. David Moskovitz).