[4] Her primary research interests are in machine learning and reasoning with uncertainty, applied to graphs and structured data.

She also works in data integration, social network analysis and visual analytics.

[5] She has published many highly cited papers in academic journals and conference proceedings.

[12] In 2019, she was elected as an ACM Fellow "for contributions to machine learning, reasoning under uncertainty, and responsible data science", [13] was selected as a Distinguished Alumna of the UC Santa Barbara Computer Science Department, [14] was awarded the UCSC WiSE Chancellor's Achievement Award for Diversity, [15] and was selected to give the UC Santa Cruz Faculty Research Lecture 2018-19, one of the highest recognitions given to UC faculty.

[17] In October 2022, Getoor was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).