Her interdisciplinary research focuses on the intersections of environment and critical education, educational policy and practice, youth identity and place, and the politics of social science research. She has published over 20 papers and book chapters and is co-editor of Fields of Green: Restorying Culture, Environment, and Education (Hampton Press, 2009). She is primary investigator on the SSHRC Partnership Grant project “Sustainability and Education Policy Network: Leading through Multi-Sector Learning” and the SSHRC Standard Grant project “The Digital Media Project: Youth Making Place