Her interests include turn-of-the-century American authors and multicultural literature. She has published articles on Kate Chopin, Edith Wharton, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Stephen Crane, Maria Cristina Mena, and Julia Alvarez, and her edition of Gilman’s novel What Diantha Did is forthcoming from Duke University Press. Dr. Rich is a member of the Executive Board of the Edith Wharton Society and Newsletter Editor for the Charlotte Perkins Gilman Society.