Her research interests include the literature and history of place and space, especially gardens, domestic space and interactions with the bush. Her recent publications include Reading the Garden: the Culture of Gardening in Australia which was co-authored with Katie Holmes and Kylie Mirmohamadi (MUP, 2008) and Green Pens: an Anthology of Australian Garden Writing (MUP, 2004). She also edited the Australian volume of Women and Empire, 1750-1939: Primary Sources on Gender and Anglo Imperialism, published by Routledge earlier this year.