[7][8] In Hannibal, Lovell oversaw the restoration of the Becky Thatcher House, established the quadrennial Clemens Conference, and facilitated numerous other projects.

[9][10][11] In Hartford, she oversaw the restoration of the famed mahogany suite guest quarters in the Clemens home, established the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award with trustee and author David Baldacci,[12] and promoted the Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act sales, which she worked to have enacted into law during her time in Hannibal.

[22] Lovell also served as director for the City of Hannibal’s bicentennial year in 2019[23][24] and is a member of the steering committee for the American Writers Museum.

[35][36] She contributed chapters to Reading in 2010: A Comprehensive Review of a Changing Field,[37] Mark Twain and Youth: Studies in His Life and Writings,[38] and Critical Insights: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

[41] She also co-authored Linguistics for K-12 Classroom Application[42] and The Big Book of ESOL Activities: Preparation for Educators, Administrators, and School Counselors[43] with Jane Govoni.

[52] Lovell has lectured widely on the subject of Mark Twain at a number of venues such as Oxford University,[53] Kensal Rise Library,[54] and the National Steinbeck Center.

[55] She is an annual speaker on the American Queen steamboat's Mark Twain cruise[56] and has lectured at numerous educational conferences and symposia.

[79] Lovell's first significant Twain discovery came during a visit to the Bermuda National Trust when she found an unsigned manuscript detailing the first time Clemens witnessed a cricket match tucked inside a scrapbook.