She specializes in engineering built environments that are conducive to good occupant outcomes. Areas of specialty include noise control, architectural acoustics, environmental noise, and human response to the built environment. Prior, she was an Associate Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and joint with the College of Architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a postdoctoral researcher in Occupational & Environmental Medicine at Gothenburg University in Sweden. She also has previous industry experience in acoustical and mechanical (HVAC) engineering which she integrates into her teaching and research.