Her research is focused on Latinx rates of college completion, educational outcomes for boys and men of color, first-generation college students, the first-year experience in college, and the role of Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the higher education landscape. Dr. Ballysingh has taught pre-k through middle school grades in Massachusetts, Utah, Texas, and Illinois. She has served as a teaching assistant for doctoral students in Higher Education Law and Equity and Access in Higher Education and she has taught multiple discussion sections of first-year undergraduate seminar courses. Dr. Ballysingh has served as an academic advisor, mentor/instructor for first-year/first-generation college students, director of student success programs, and as a policy analyst for the chair of the Texas Senate’s Higher Education Committee.