With a background in curriculum theory and life history research, she is interested in challenging the discourse of “the white pioneer” as it is presented in school curricula. Her current research explores the historic Old Durham Road black pioneer settlement in Grey County. This research includes the archives, an oral history project, and a partnership with teachers and students in a local school. She is interested in arts-informed interpretations of this previously silenced and denied historic community. As a property owner along the road, she is also a member of the Old Durham Road Pioneer Cemetery Committee, currently serving as the group’s president.