Ulrich’s lab has performed landmark research on colorectal cancer prevention and survivorship, including studies on biomarkers, aspirin and connections between obesity and physical activity in cancer prevention and survivorship. She has conducted several clinical trials, is the author of over 420 publications, and has served as principal investigator on more than 23 competitively funded research studies and clinical trials. She is a former Fulbright scholar, an elected member of the Board of the American Association of Cancer Institutes (AACI) and the European Academy of Cancer Sciences, a member of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program, and serves on numerous editorial boards and advisory boards for agencies such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), AACI, National Academies of Sciences and Medicine (NASEM), International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).