Pam’s research has focused on the various pathways that socio-economic status (SES) of parents relates to the outcomes of their children. Her primary focus continues to be on parental educational attainment and how it can influence the development of the home environment throughout childhood, adolescence, and the transition to adulthood. Achievement is the primary outcome that she studies and she is an expert in the use of standardized test with children as well as using any type of assessment with young children. In addition to her LSAY role, Pam serves as the director of the University of Michigan Center for the Analyses of Pathways from Childhood to Adulthood that examines important developmental questions by replicating analyses across multiple developmental datasets both in the U.S. and abroad.