Her research focuses around the structural engineering profession: its history, the professional relationship between architects and engineers, and creativity in structural engineering design. Marci has articles published in the Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, and Construction History. Her article on the history of the early architectural engineering education, “University of Illinois, N. Clifford Ricker, and the Origins of Architectural Engineering Education in the United States” has been published in the Journal of Architectural Engineering.