She teaches courses in Micro Theory, Labor Economics, Women in the Economy and Global Political Economy. Her primary research interest is in topics related to women in the labor force. In addition to teaching and research she is also Director of the Villanova Women’s Professional Network and serves on the Gender and Women’s Studies Steering Committee. Dr. Carleton has publications in several academic journals, and has also written several opinion pieces. She serves as a facilitator for wage negotiation workshops, both on campus at Villanova and off campus. While at Villanova she served as an assistant on the Hartman V. Gelb case, the largest gender discrimination damages case in the United States. She has also been involved in contract research and evaluation for the Department of Public Welfare for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.