[1] She is most well known for her book Archival Appraisals with Frank Boles, which "seeks to increase the understanding of how archivists select records by developing a better understanding of the methodology underlies this selection process.
"[2] She is an expert on disaster preparedness and recovery, as well as coordinating stewardship and the use of cultural patrimony.
[5] Young has served as assistant archivist at the University of Michigan, head of special collections for the Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory in Dallas, head of special collections and archives at the Pullen Library at Georgia State University, and Director of development and external affairs at the Libraries and Information Technology Division of Emory University.
[6] She said, “There was really a desire to create a space where Mississippians can come together, examine their history and move forward as one.
"[6] In 2015, Young received the Victoria Irons Walch Leadership Award from the Council of State Archivists, presented by Wayne Metcalfe from FamilySearch.