Her research focuses on the evolutionary processes of speciation and extinction, with a particular interest in how organisms respond to changing environments. Her speciation work emphasizes the role of ecology in the speciation process using lizards as a focal system. Her extinction work addresses the contemporary biodiversity crisis, specifically disease-related amphibian declines. She is highly invested in scientific outreach and facilitates a number of activities to improve public understanding of science including Save the Frogs Day for pre-school students and Lizard Camp for middle school students.