Research and teaching focus on the organizational and political dynamics within and around urban K-12 schools, the policy contexts of these dynamics, and the consequences of leadership practices within and around such schools for various constituents of urban school communities. She is currently investigating the ways in which schools (and leaders) in urban settings, serving underrepresented student populations, are "reinventing" themselves in the current reform climate; how educators negotiate this reinvention with other involved actors; and how various partnerships influence educational activities, equity and social justice within and around schools.
