Roe has developed advanced instrumentation for her research in particle physics, and more recently for cosmology experiments designed to study dark energy and the early universe. As Director of the Physics Division, Roe oversaw an expansion of research into dark matter, dark energy and quantum information science. Roe is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Physical Society, and has served as president of the APS Division of Particles and Fields, as well as numerous national and international advisory committees. She was a founding member of Berkeley Lab’s Women Scientists and Engineers Council (WSEC) and is an executive sponsor of the Lab’s Early Career Employee Resource Group.