She is quickly earning a national reputation for her scholarship, which focuses on the intersection of sustainable development and land use law. Two of her most recent articles, Of Backyard Chickens and Front-yard Gardens: The Conflict Between Local Governments and Locavores (Tulane Law Review), and The Future of Abandoned Big Box Stores: Legal Solutions to the Legacies of Poor Planning (Colorado Law Review) were widely praised as creative and insightful additions to the fields of local government and land use law.