She designs and leads research proposals and evaluations with a particular focus on projects that aim to improve the quality of STEM teaching and learning. She has led numerous evaluations at CREP, and has served as Principal Investigator for several multi-year evaluations of inquiry-based STEM education across the U.S. in partnership with the Smithsonian Science Education Center. She also leads CREP's social media team. Her further research interests include studies of science education within informal learning environments.