She is co-PI of the Brown Dwarfs in New York City (BDNYC) research group, focusing on studies of low-mass stars, brown dwarfs, and directly-imaged exoplanets. She communicates astronomy to the public as co-founder of the STARtorialist astronomy fashion blog, coordinator of Astronomy on Tap public outreach events being organized in 20+ cities around the world, and a host of the StarTalk All-Stars podcast series.