She specializes her research in music teacher preparation and early childhood music education. Her current work focuses on the role of self-efficacy among preservice music educators. Kuebel has taught choir, band, and general music for students in preschool through junior high in Chicago, Illinois, Shanghai, China, and Warsaw, Poland. She also teaches early childhood music education classes to children three and under. She has published research in Perspectives: Journal of the Early Childhood Music Education and Movement Association, Research Studies in Music Education, and Journal of Music Teacher Education.