His research interests focus on secondary and post-secondary school settings and the in- and out-of-school experiences of marginalized student populations, in particular Mexican-American students, migrant and immigrant students, and English language learners. His work has been published in the Journal of Latinos and Education, The Urban Review, the Journal of Border Educational Research, Equity and Excellence in Education, and Multicultural Perspectives. His first book, Learning the Possible, will be published in Spring 2013.