Ackerman develops high throughput tools to evaluate the antibody response in disease states.
[citation needed] After earning her doctorate, she spent one year at the College of Charleston, where she taught chemistry.
[7] Ackerman has explored ways to engineer Regulatory T cells to target the fibrils that form in the neural tissue of people suffering from Parkinson's disease.
[11] Her research identified that people who suffered from more mild cases of COVID-19 displayed increased levels of IgA.
[11] In 2024, Ackerman signed a faculty letter expressing support for the actions of Dartmouth College president Sian Beilock, who ordered the arrests of 90 students and faculty members engaging in nonviolent protest against the Israel-Hamas war.