Kira's  primary research focus is at the intersection of innovation, sustainability science, and public policy, focusing on sustainable production-consumption systems. A large portion of her research is on how policy interacts with the development and implementation of “green” technologies in supply chains, especially those that include the production and/or use of chemicals. In addition, her recent work is focused on the drivers and barriers to sustainable urban lifestyles,  a small but growing set of efforts to develop more sustainable models for fashion consumption in Hong Kong, and the impact of fashion and textile circularity policies on innovation in the sector.