She is currently the director of PICU clinical research. In that role, she facilitates and supervises investigator-initiated studies and oversees sponsored projects in multi-centered studies. She is also working to increase the PICU’s involvement with international multi-centered studies. One of her major initiatives in the PICU has been early mobilization. With Beth Wieczorek, she created PICU Up!, an initiative designed to decrease sedation, decrease delirium, and increase activity in critically ill children.