She is a long-time adjudicator and clinician, and regularly works with students and orchestras around the Pacific Northwest. Ruth teaches at the Birch Bay String Workshop, Cougar String Camp, Red Lodge Music Festival, and InterHarmony Festival in the summers. Ruth has served as interim conductor of the Washington State University orchestra and the Spokane Youth Symphony. Her research areas include non-traditional performance, improvisation, and working with young musicians to explore new music and entrepreneurial endeavors in music.