Her research and theoretical interests include race and racial identity in education, African American academic achievement, emotions in education, and critical race theory. Dr. DeCuir-Gunby has served as a statistical consultant on numerous projects including the GenScope Assessment Project, a project designed to assess the use of technology on high school students' learning of genetics. She teaches courses in Educational Psychology, Adolescent Development, and Mixed Methods Research. She is a co-PI on an NSF ADVANCE Leadership grant.