Her areas of expertise are forced migration, human trafficking and gender inequality. For the last eight years, Clark has been actively involved in researching the plight of trafficked women throughout the world and has been creating awareness about sex trafficking and labor trafficking though organizing annual conferences at South Texas College. Clark is a recipient of the NISOD Teaching Excellence Award and, in 2009; Clark received the South Texas Civil Rights Project’s Emma Tenayuca award for her work bringing to light the forms of trafficking and coercion that affect women. Clark is currently conducting research on gender inequality and trafficking in India through a research fellowship at Sambalpur University, Orissa, for an upcoming book.