Dr. Flaton's research focuses on the experience of being a sibling to a person with an intellectual disability. Her studies are qualitative in nature and examine the experience of growing up alongside an intellectually disabled brother or sister, from a phenomenological perspective. Dr. Flaton has also examined reasoning skills, as demonstrated in a juror reasoning task. She has published her research findings in book chapters and in journals such as Mental Retardation, Journal of Behavioral Decision-Making, and Psychological Science
