Research:

I am currently completing my manuscript, (Play)Grounds for Dismissal: Niñas Raras in Transborder Children's Cultural Studies.

My research interests include children's literature, television, short films, and comics; science fiction and fantasy; Chicana/o Studies, Latina/o Studies, and Latin American Studies; queer theory; transnational feminism(s); transborder studies; new media and digital literacies.

Recent Publications:
"Contested Children's Literature: Que(e)ries into Chicana and Central American Autofantasías." Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. (Forthcoming)
"Anya Sofía (Araña) Corazón: The Inner Webbings & Mexi-Ricanization of Spider-Girl." Mind the Gap: Latino Comic Books Past, Present, and Future, eds. Frederick Luis Aldama and Christopher González. (Forthcoming)