Her research interests are in the area of corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and financial and non-financial reporting. Dilling has made contributions that impacted the academic community in the area of sustainability reporting. She has also made contributions through service to the academic community, as recognition of her scholarship, through her inclusion as a reviewer (Journal of Cleaner Production, Interdisciplinary Environmental Review), associate editor (The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability) and conference session chair for several academic conferences.
