[2] Ensor's statistical and computational methods for the development of modeling frameworks pinpoint, track and forecast issues across a wide variety of fields.
Since the start of her academic career, a focus of her research has sought a deeper understanding of problems in energy,[3] quantitative finance[4][5] and risk management.
Through collaborations with cross-disciplinary groups of educators, scientists, engineers, and city and public health professionals, she has quantitatively assessed air quality and human exposure to environmental contaminants.
[11] The wastewater monitoring system has also been adapted to provide public health information on seasonal influenza, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), mpox and other human pathogens.
[12][13] As Director of the Kinder Institute Urban Data Platform from 2016–2022, Ensor investigated historical Houston flood event trends and Hurricane Harvey and on the health and housing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 vaccines.