Her research interests include parasite-host dynamics, primatology, wildlife disease ecology, vector-borne diseases, public health and conservation biology. This summer, Zohdy led a student team to investigate research sites in the rain forests of Madagascar for the team's research project, "Can Conservation Improve Human Health? Vector Ecology and Transmission Dynamics in Humans and Wildlife in Andasibe, Madagascar, using Association Mitsinjo as a model." Association Mitsinjo is a community driven conservation effort in the rain forests of Madagascar with missions dedicated to wildlife conservation, education and reforestation.