Her research interests include emerging technologies for use in the secondary classroom and how teachers incorporate technologies into the classroom, the use of humor in the classroom as a way to engage students and activate learning, and management and organization strategies for educators. She has published several scholarly articles in respected peer-reviewed journals such as Social Studies Research and Practice, The Social Studies, and English Journal and presented at the National Council for the Social Studies, the International Society for Technology in Education, and the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Conferences.