Research interests focus on identity formation among marginalized youth, including young women who are survivors of sexual abuse and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transexual, and Questioning (LGBTQ) youth. Publications include a book, The Search for Autonomous Intimacy: Sexual Abuse and Young Women�s Identity Development, journal articles on the impacts of childhood sexual abuse, identity formation among young lesbian and bisexual women, and feminist pedagogy. Most recently, Dr. Crowley co-edited a volume entitled, Beyond Progress and Marginalization: LGBTQ Youth in Educational Contexts. She teaches graduate foundations courses for students in secondary education, combined undergraduate and graduate courses in adolescent development and psychology, and an interdisciplinary course of current issues in education.