She received her PhD in Management at the Foster School of Business, University of Washington. She received her BA from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. The recurring question across her research is "How do employees find support at work?" Her interest in this question has been explored from multiple perspectives including cross cultural contexts, culturally diverse situations, workplaces with underemployed immigrants, workplaces where coworkers share meals, and most recently organizations that support employees with shared leave programs. Rebecca's research has been published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, and the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Rebecca's research has been highlighted in the Wall Street Journal, the Miami Herald, and the Lewiston Tribune.