帕特丽夏Kiihne is active in the Illinois Section of the Mathematical Association of America where she has served in many board roles: Director-at-Large, Director for Private Colleges, and currently as Secretary-Treasurer. 三年来，她为初中和高中的科学和数学教师开展了一个关于差异教育和性别的项目。 她的博士论文是关于抽象代数的（交换环的因式分解）。