Dr. Phelan's areas of interest include the health consequences of intimate partner violence, injury prevention, and intimate partner violence education for health care providers, as well as the advancement of emergency ultrasound education. Dr. Phelan has completed an emergency medicine fellowship. She has contributed to the advancement of emergency ultrasound education through workshops, presentations, lectures, and peer-reviewed journal publications. Her most recent interest is in the use of simulation in resident education, especially with respect to emergency medicine ultrasound education and evaluation.