She studies sources, fate and transport of pathogens outside the human body, and coastal water quality.
[8] She was selected as a co-chair panelist for the West Coast Panel for Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia for the states of California, Washington, and the Province of British Columbia and served from 2013 to 2016.
[4][9] This panel gives policy recommendations on ways to lessen the impacts of global climate change in these specific states.
[4] She is interested in pathogens in the environment including their sources, fate, and transport in natural and engineered systems.
This knowledge is crucial to formulating new management policies and engineering practices that protect human and ecosystem health at the coastal margins.