Karen is a frequent speaker to employers, educators, ISBA, IASBO, ICASE, and CJA on various topics including: social media and its effect on education; the Family and Medical Leave Act; strategies for avoiding due process; dealing with dangerous and aggressive students; seclusion and restraint practices and policies; preventing and responding to complaints of disability harassment; Section 504; Article 7 and the IDEA; sexual harassment; teacher termination; bullying prevention and remediation; teacher evaluation; student discipline; handling employee misconduct, abuse, and incompetence; alternative and private schools; discipline, functional behavioral assessments and behavioral improvement plans; assistive technology and services; DCS investigations; health insurance disputes; employee handbooks; employee privacy issues; Americans with Disabilities Act; hiring, accommodation and termination; board ethics and governance; and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

Karen has authored a number of publications including: Indiana School Laws and Rules (Editorial Advisory Board for West Publications, 2009-2010 ed. to present; contributing author 2006-2007 ed.); "Alternative Schools: Legal Guidance for Serving Special Education Students - Second Edition" (LRP 2005); "Graduating Students with Disabilities: Complying with the IDEA" (LRP 2004); "Practical and Strategic Issues in Autism Litigation" (2003); "The Current Legal Status of Inclusion" (LRP 2002); "Exhaustion of Remedies under the IDEA" (LRP 2001); "Boys Will be Boys and Other Myths: What the Law Says About Sexual Harassment of Students" (1997); "What Are the Legal Limits for Providing Assistive Technology Devices and Services" (co-author, 1997); "An Overview of the Requirement of Reasonable Accommodation under the ADA" (1996); "Analysis and Comparison of Section 504 and Title II of the ADA" (co-author, 1995); "An Examination of Fee Shifting Statues" (co-author, 1994); "The Impact of the ADA on Construction Employers" (co-author, 1992); "Employee Screening and Hiring Under the Americans with Disabilities Act" (co-author, 1992); "Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Public Accommodations and Services Operated by Private Entities" (1990). She also is a frequent contributor to numerous articles in LRP Publications The Special Educator newsletter