Her research focuses on U.S. Spanish-language Media; Radio & Sound Practices; Accent Studies, and Language Learning Technologies. She is the author of Sounds of Belonging: U.S. Spanish-language Radio and Public Advocacy, published by New York University Press and co-editor with Maria Elena Cepeda (Williams College) of Latina/o Media Studies, published recently by Routledge Press. Sounds of Belonging has been cited in different media venues, such as the Associated Press, Pacifica Radio, ABC News, NBC News, BuzzFeed and National Public Radio (NPR).