She has worked on cases involving claims under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms equality guarantee and redress for historic injustice such as the Chinese Canadian Head Tax claim.
[1] She replaced former dean Ronald J. Daniels, who went on to become President of Johns Hopkins University.
On July 1, 2014, she joined Trinity College, Toronto as the 15th Provost, replacing Andy Orchard.
As Dean, Moran regarded upgrading the physical building of the Law School as her biggest challenge, along with budgetary considerations.
Since 2007 she has also been the Chair of the Independent Assessment Process Oversight Committee that attempts to assist in the implementation of the Indian Residential Schools Agreement.