Her publication and research fields include the U.S. presidency, women in the political process and pedagogies in political science. She has published articles in Congress & The Presidency, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Judicature, PS: Political Science & Politics, Spectrum: The Journal of State Government, Women & Politics, State and Local Government Review. The George Bush Presidential Library Foundation and the Gerald R. Ford Foundation have supported her work with travel grants. She serves as a reviewer for many scholarly journals and publishers.