She combines game design with qualitative and quantitative research techniques to understand how games impact human behavior, to identify opportunities for innovation in game design, and to improve game design education. She was named as a Young Scientist by the World Economic Forum and won an Okawa Foundation Fellowship for her research on games. Her work has also been funded by the Heinz Foundation, Google, and Amazon. In addition to her academic research, she is also an award-winning game designer. Her game Rosenstrasse was named as an Indiecade Selection for 2017.