Her research interests include the musical rehabilitation of adult cochlear implant recipients, the musical responsiveness of children with prelingual hearing loss, and hearing loss prevention for musicians. She is the founder of PROJECT REACH: The Kean University Concert Series for the Deaf, a student-faculty group which performs for Deaf schools throughout New Jersey, New York, and Delaware. Her research findings have been presented on both the national and international levels and published in journals such as Music Education Research, The Music Educators Journal, and Early Childhood Development and Care. Dr. Schraer taught instrumental, vocal, and general music in New York for five years and has taught at the undergraduate level for 14 years.