My research interests include parent-child relationships, child development, early childhood education and care, child and family well-being, family relations, various aspects of work-life integration (as well as school-life or school-work-life integration), and the experiences of non-traditional students in formal post-secondary education, in particular mature students and student parents. 

I am engaged in questions of applied landscape ecology in rural and agricultural landscapes, including changes in landscape patterns and the consequences of those changes on biodiversity, water quality, and culture.

My research will contribute to our fundamental understanding of the role of nutrition in disease prevention and strategies to implement change working through families.

My research supports the development and improvement of services that support family members who are facing great difficulties in their lives.