Dr. Lucas joined the Reynolds Community College faculty in spring 2014. She teaches face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses. She enjoys integrating Harvard Business School case studies into her lesson plans. Her courses include Introduction to Business, Principles of Supervision I, Principles of Management, Organizational Behavior, and Ethical Issues in Management. She states that the case method approach helps students think critically about management, administrative, and leadership dilemmas and sharpens their analytical skills as they grapple with complex, real-world business issues.

Dr. Lucas serves on several Reynolds faculty committees, including the Meta-Majors and Guided Pathways Task Force, the Business Administration Advisory Committee, and the School of Business Program Assessment Committee. She has served on the Professional Development and Renewal Committee and participated in the Faculty Learning Community (Strategies for Student Engagement). She is a member of the Harvard Business School Healthcare Alumni Association and Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) and has been a member of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).

In 2017, Dr. Lucas will publish her third book, God and The Self: Insights from Major Thinkers in the Western Philosophical Tradition. This volume draws upon Dr. Lucas' theological and philosophical background and highlights the works of Descartes, Locke, Hume, Kant, Schleiermacher, Nietzsche, and James. She has coedited an inspirational book for women titled, Voices From The Sisterhood, Spiritual Reflections, Volume 1 (2014). Her first book, Disruptive Transformations in Health Care: The Impact of Technological Innovation and Public Policy in the Hospital Industry (2013), examines the impact of disruptive innovation theory and public policy reform in the health care industry. Dr. Lucas' research is featured in her article, "Disruptive Transformations in Health Care: Technological Innovation and Public Policy Reforms in the Hospital Industry" (2015), which appears in The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Organizational Studies, Volume 9, Issue 1.

Dr. Lucas has overseen multi-site, multi-year research studies funded by the New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute and United Way of New York City. In 2007, she co-wrote a report titled, "We Speak: New York City Women Living with HIV/AIDS Speak about Their Needs."