She is a child neurologist with considerable experience in both basic and clinical genetics research, clinical trial development, and neurogenetics. She has special interest in the screening and early treatment of neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorders. She has been a member of the New York State Krabbe Consortium which formed in 2006 to oversee the clinical follow-up associated with the NYS Krabbe disease newborn screening program. She has also participated in the development of the UBDRS and has evaluated many JNCL patients with Drs. Mink and Marshall.