She taught community college courses in Columbus, Ohio, before deciding to focus on philosophy.
Later, she relocated to California and taught philosophy part-time at De Anza College and UC Santa Cruz, before obtaining a more permanent position at San Jose State University.
[2] In 2004, Scholz, Geoff Pullum, and James Rogers initiated a group project on the applications of model theory in syntax, which was supported by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University in 2005–2006.
[1] However, due to contractual complications with San Jose State, Scholz decided to leave the university and continue her work at Harvard.
[4] "In her second year someone stole and distributed some love letters of hers, outing her as a lesbian, and she was ostracized within the school's community.