Dr. Dox's current research focuses on the mental and physical effects of contemplative practice situated in religious traditions. She is serving as Associate Head of Performance Studies, and previously served a term as Head. She has served as Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Religious Studies and is currently a faculty member in the CLLA Critical Interdiscplinary Studies unit, which now houses the Religious Studies programs. She served as the first Associate Director of the Glasscock Center for Humanities Research and briefly as the Center's Acting Director.