She left her job as an assistant professor in Newcomb College in 1953 to go work at the USDA Southern Regional Research Center of the US Department of Agriculture in New Orleans, where she spent most of her career.
Hon lämnade sitt jobb som Forskarassisten i Newcomb College 1953 för att jobba på USDA södra regionala forskningscentret vid US Department of Agriculture i New Orleans där hon tillbringade större delen av sin karriär.