She teaches courses in American history, public history, museum studies, and public memory. In addition to her service on the NCWHS board, she also serves on the Wisconsin Humanities Council and the Organization of American Historians Committee on Public History. She recently completed a cultural resource study focused on Lewis Mountain, a segregated African American campground in Shenandoah National Park, and is currently working on a book titled Remember Little Rock, which examines public interpretations of the 1957 school desegregation crisis. She holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from the College of William and Mary.