Dr. Scholz has expertise in agricultural economics and international trade of specialty crops such as almonds, melons, strawberries, flowers, honey, and other fruits and vegetables that are imported primarily from Latin America. She spent over 15 years in Latin America consulting and providing technical assistance to farmers. In California, she has consulted on farm valuation, labor issues, farm management, processes, efficiency strategies, pricing and non-pricing issues and other topics.

Dr. Scholz has conducted work in Natural Resource Management of lake ecosystems, ocean bottom, shrimp aquaculture as well as forestry management. Her specialty is in natural resource accounting and valuating ecosystems.