Dr. Parsons-Pollard is also a graduate of the 2014-2015 American Council on Education (ACE) Fellows Program. Currently, her research interests include disproportionate minority contact (DMC) and program evaluation. She is the co-organizer of the only conference in Virginia on DMC and published an edited volume Disproportionate Minority Contact Current Issues and Policies and a number of other scholarly articles. She also continues her work with a host of local agencies and evaluates numerous juvenile and adult programs as well as provides training on evidence-based practices for city and state employees including law enforcement.