Since 1984, Dr. Qualls has been a member of the Psychology faculty. She served as Department Chair (1993-2000) and Director of Clinical Training (1987-96; 2004-07). She teaches primarily at the graduate level, maintains a lab of research mentees, and conducts research on the caregiver program within the department's training clinic, the UCCS Aging Center. Other campus roles include Director of the Gerontology Center, Faculty Director of the Lane Center for Academic Health Sciences and Director of the UCCS Aging Center.