Alycia directs research on public health, transportation, aging, and rural health. She has expertise in qualitative research and mixed methods and has collected data in communities across the country. Alycia has authored over 60 technical reports and publications and 50 presentations. Her evaluation findings have informed state and federal programs and policies. 

Alycia is the project director for NORC’s work to design and conduct an evaluation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Data Modernization Implementation Center Program. NORC is designing and conducting the evaluation as a subcontractor to the Public Health Accreditation Board to explore how the program will affect public health agencies’ ability to exchange data. Also, Alycia formerly directed a three-year contract for the CDC Public Health Infrastructure Center to provide research, monitoring, and evaluation support. 

Alycia leads research on aging and health, including a study for CDC to support the use of its MyMobilityPlan, an informational tool to help older adults maintain their mobility and independence as they age. She formerly led a study for the CDC Foundation on public health interventions that support older adults and their caregivers during public health emergencies, and evaluations for the YMCA of the USA on social connectedness, health, and aging in rural communities. 

Alycia also directs work on transportation, safety, and health. She led a study for CDC to identify barriers and facilitators of older adults’ use of ride share services. For the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Alycia is leading a study to identify the factors that influence seat belt use, and formerly led projects to identify countermeasures for drowsy driving and evidence-based practices for traffic safety campaigns. She also serves as an advisor on a study identifying maternal transport programs for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Alycia also led the development of a toolkit on access to transportation in rural communities as part of a series of Rural Evidence-Based Toolkits for the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. 

Alycia has served in a leadership role on many other cross-site evaluations that have implications for public health policy and practice. She is the chair of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Transportation Research Board Subcommittee on Older Drivers. She is interim chair of the Healthy New Jersey 2030 Advisory Council, which advises the New Jersey Department of Health on topic areas and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention interventions in the state.