My scholarship explores critical legal research (CLR), critical environmental law, law and social movements studies, and rural studies.

In my book, Remaking Appalachia: Ecosocialism, Ecofeminism, and Law, I argue that contemporary crises in the region and beyond cannot be resolved through traditional legal reform. Instead, I advocate for broader, transformative change that targets economic, social, and political systems that operate above or behind the law.

I recently developed a course on Law, Social Movements, and Social Change. I have taught various introductory and advanced legal research courses including energy and environmental legal research; I also co-developed a seminar on law and community economic development in rural America.

As a core form of praxis, I have engaged in the clinical space and related forums to incorporate CLR precepts and methodologies within social justice lawyering.