“Dr. P.” focuses her upper-level classes on university mission by integrating Community-Based Learning projects that have been supported by grant funding. Pavlick's students have partnered with the Gino Merli Veterans Center, The Lackawanna Historical Society, Scranton Tomorrow, The Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Scranton and more.
She is the university's faculty athletics representative and was selected as the Rev. Paul R. Beining recipient for her outstanding service to student-athletes. She was also awarded the 2024 Provost's Enhancement Award for Integrating Mission and Justice into the Curriculum and was named Alpha Sigma Nu’s Teacher of the Year in 2026.