She is active in technology pipeline initiatives at GGC focused on recruiting and retaining students in IT-related careers. She is the co-founder of GGC Tech Camp, Super Saturday Series for Middle School Girls, and the Technology Ambassadors Program. Napier engages in action research that addresses challenges of software development firms such as effectively managing software projects, creating and managing software requirements and using agile development methodologies. Napier’s research has been published in several journals, including IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering and Information Systems Journal.