Her scholarly interests include science education, teacher education and action research in urban contexts. Her publications have appeared in national and international journals (e.g. the Journal of Research in Science Teaching and Science Education), in monographs commissioned by the National Research Council on science teacher preparation, and in a professional handbook sponsored by the National Science Teachers Association on research in science teacher education. Her recent grant activity totals more than $2 million and includes three National Science Foundation grants on science teacher preparation, including a Noyce Urban Scholars program for beginning science teachers dedicated to working in the Chicago Public Schools.