Her research focuses on the writing practices of socio-culturally marginalized youth. Her book, The Room Is on Fire: The History, Practice, and Pedagogy of Youth Spoken Word Poetry, will be published in June 2018 by State University of New York Press, which published her first book, Feel These Words: Writing in the Lives of Urban Youth, in 2009. In a previous life, Weinstein taught high school English in Chicago, IL and Cochabamba, Bolivia. She also cut tape for the NPR interview show, Fresh Air.