She also teaches Applied Linguistics in CUNY's Graduate Center and has extensive experience directing language programs and training language teachers. Lado is interested in the interaction between external factors (e.g., degree of explicitness in pedagogical interventions) and internal factors (e.g., language experience and aptitude) and in bridging the gap between research and language teaching. Her publications have appeared in journals such as Language Learning, Foreign Language Annals, Language Teaching Research, International Journal of Multilingualism, and the Encyclopedia of Language and Education.