Within the Center for Global Health, Dr. Paton is an instructor for the Master of Public Health Program, where she teaches epidemiology, is a guest lecturer in a variety of subjects, and participates in ongoing research. Her recent research at Wright State includes an epidemiological breast cancer study of Madison County, Ohio. At Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County, she serves as an epidemiologist and works on special projects. Her projects there include topics in Low Birth Weight, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Health Disparities, and Community Assessment, within both Montgomery County and the 17 surrounding counties for Perinatal Region II of Ohio. She also has a contract with the National Center for Medical Readiness to assist with their work.