She is currently a faculty member at the University of Illinois at Chicago and has authored and co-authored over 35 peer-reviewed articles. Additionally, she is a Governing Director of the Alliance for Nursing Informatics where she is also a member of the Policy Task Force. In her policy task force role she integrates the best available research evidence to provide guidance about health information technology to federal agencies including the Office of the National Coordinator for Health information Technology, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Federal Drug Administration.