She is professor at the at The College of William & Mary where she teaches Financing of Higher Education; Educational Policy courses; Organization and Governance of Higher Education; The Community College.  Her research interests concern Community colleges, leadership, faculty issues and development. She served the Council for the Study of Community Colleges and the Association for the Study of Community Colleges History Committees; ACE Network of Women Leaders in Higher Education, Michigan State Board Member. Manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Higher Education, Community College Review, Journal About Women in Higher Education. Co-Editor book reviews, Community College Journal of Research and Practice.