In 2008, she joined the faculty in the newly formed Center for Healthful Behavior Change at NYU School of Medicine as a behavioral scientist with an interest in understanding the mechanisms underlying racial disparities in cardiovascular health. Her research focuses on examining the reasons for patients’ decision to adhere to prescribed anti-hypertensive medications and lifestyle behaviors, with emphasis on psychosocial factors such as depression, self-efficacy, and intrinsic motivation. She has delivered over 450 motivational interviewing sessions within a study that aimed to improve medication adherence in African American patients with high blood pressure.