She holds the Sarah Tod Fitz Randolph Distinguished Professor Chair at Vassar College.
[4] In 1981, Paravisini-Gebert began her career teaching as an associate professor in the interdisciplinary Puerto Rican studies program at City University of New York in Brooklyn.
[5][6] In her early career, Paravisini-Gebert brought together women literary figures from throughout the region to both raise awareness of their works and compare and contrast the different socio-economic-political factors that shaped their perspectives.
[8] In addition to her works on women's literature, Paravisini-Gebert has studied art and religious practices, including Creole religions in the Caribbean.
Such works as Sacred Possessions: Vodou, Santería, Obeah, and the Caribbean and Healing Cultures: Art and Religion as Curative Practices in the Caribbean and Its Diaspora use a multi-disciplinary approach to evaluate cultural and linguistic patterns that connect art and religious practices in the region.