[2] Her work revolves around Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans on the borderlands of North America and has been featured in newspapers including The New York Times[3] and Wall Street Journal.

[1] DuVal began her academic career in 2001 by joining the University of Pennsylvania as a visiting assistant professor and served until 2003.

He further commended her efforts in comprehensively mapping out the interconnections between various regions and drawing pertinent analogies, ranging from the Northeast to Mexico, while also placing paramount importance on the portrayal of Indian-to-Indian relations in the narrative.

[11] DuVal's book Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution offered a new outlook on the Revolutionary War by narrating the conflict from the perspective of marginalized individuals within colonial society.

While reviewing this book, American Author Woody Holton, praised its well-supported and convincing narrative, emphasizing the author's efforts in utilizing eight representative characters to portray the varied experiences of diverse contributors to the Gulf Coast gumbo and highlighting lesser-known facets of the American Revolution and drawing attention to the significant roles played by marginalized groups.