Her research focuses on the politics that affect public policy processes, particularly in the area of environmental policy. Pralle is currently working on a project that examines the politics of mapping flood zones in U.S. communities, which is part of a larger effort to understand climate change adaptation. Other areas of Pralle’s interests include examining the social construction of policy success and failure.

Pralle has written a number of academic articles, book chapters and policy reports on environmental politics and policy. Prior to joining the faculty at the Maxwell School, Pralle was a post-doctoral fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.