Dr. Carroll has maintained programs of research that focuses on fall prevention, improving cardiovascular patient-care outcomes in acute care settings, and translated knowledge into practice by creating environments were nurses can ask questions generated from the bedside and that can be answered in mentored research experiences. Dr. Carroll was a co-investigator on the randomized clinical trial of Fall TIPS. She has over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals, 4 book chapters, and has presented her research at a number of regional, national and international research conferences. Dr. Carroll is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the European Society of Cardiology, and the American Heart Association.