Prior to joining the faculty at The Catholic University of America, she was the Coordinator of Music Education and Director of the Preparatory School at Clayton State University in Georgia. In New York she was an adjunct professor of music at the City University of New York, a vocal music specialist with various New York and New Jersey public middle schools and high schools, and an active pianist, adjudicator and educator in the tri-state area. Over the past twenty-five years she has adjudicated piano festivals and competitions, and her free-lance performances ranged from working as a choir director and pianist/organist in numerous churches in the Metropolitan area, to free-lance commercial work on keyboards with various ensembles.

In addition to her work as a teaching artist with New York orchestras in the elementary schools, an active performer and educator, Dr. Battersby has also worked with some of the country's top performing artists and future artists while as the Director of Educational Outreach at The Juilliard School. She was responsible for overseeing a number of music programs implemented in the New York City Public Schools as well as conducting workshops and training sessions for Juilliard students in preparation for performances and teaching residencies in these schools. She also designed, wrote, and hosted the Young People's Concert Series at The Juilliard School, a concert program for fourth grade students, which took place in Morse Hall.

Dr. Battersby then brought her unique talent to Midori & Friends, a non-profit organization founded by the celebrated concert violinist Midori Goto. Her responsibilities included working closely with Midori as she both designed and implemented numerous programs in the New York City schools. Some of those music education programs included a partnership in conjunction with The After School Cooperation (TASC), and another included a collaborative effort between the Manhattan School of Music, two NYC Alternative High Schools, and Bette Midler to provide a jazz program for these schools to be taught by graduate students at the conservatory.

Dr. Battersby is a also clinician with presentations and workshops at Avery Fisher Hall, The Curtis Institute of Music, The Juilliard School, the International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning (ISETL), The College Music Society International Conference (CMS), The College Music Society National Conference, (CMS) The National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), and both the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA), the Collegiate Chapter (CMENC) and the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA), both units of The National Association for Music Education (MENC). She holds certification in both Kodály and Orff-Schulwerk. She is currently an adjudicator of choral festivals in Montgomery County, Maryland and she is published in General Music Today.