Her interests include the scholarship of teaching and learning; she has published with the Science Education Resource Center (SERC) Pedagogy in Action and the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, served as a consultant to the College Board, and was selected to be a Periclean Faculty Leader due to the incorporation of a civic engagement approach into her science courses. She teaches courses in immunology, microbiology, and virology, and her research lab has received past NIH support to study the effects of the plastics component bisphenol A (BPA) on immune function. She is committed to broadening access for all students to the sciences, has served as a Posse mentor, and is currently the director of the Summer Science Fellows program, a program which provides early research opportunities for underrepresented minorities interested in pursuing STEM fields.