Her main research agenda has been on the representation of women in Mexican narrative and cinema. Nonetheless, she began serving pre-service bilingual education teachers years ago, and has also dedicated her teaching, service, and professional achievement activities to meeting the academic needs of this special population. She has co-authored several peer-reviewed articles on the matter, but her most recent and relevant contribution has been as a co-editor of the book Abriendo brecha: Antolog�a cr�tica sobre la educaci�n biling�e de doble inmersi�n with M. Guerrero, L. Soltero-Gonzalez, and K. Escamilla (Dual Language Education of New Mexico, Fuente Press, 2017).�