Professor Bailey-Hytholt's research is focused on areas that include biomaterials, drug and gene delivery, and diagnostics. In her research lab, she applies concepts including lipid and polymeric material assembly, molecular interaction studies, and engineering cellular microenvironments to address critical unmet needs, particularly in the area of women’s health. Her research seeks to design new therapeutics to treat conditions that impact prenatal and women’s health, as well as to develop tools to better understand how molecules, such as pharmaceuticals and environmental toxicants, interact with the placenta.