Her research interests are in expertise, learning and problem solving which are supported by an NSF Career Grant and funding from the Institute for Educational Science among other funding sources. She has mentored 8 graduate students in her 6 years at UIC, all of whom have presented at the Sigma Xi Research Forum. Five of these students have received prestigious awards for their research including an NSERC pre-doctoral fellowship, the Erlbaum Prize for Research in Cognitive Science, 2 APA Dissertation awards, and an NSF GRF Honorable Mention. She is also a member of the Honors College, the advisor of the Psi Chi Honor Society, has won a Teaching Recognition Program award and been nominated for the Silver Circle award.