Professor Lasso's research interests include Latin American history, Caribbean history, Colombia, Urban history, Panama, and the Age of Revolution. She received a Ph.D. in History from the University of Florida, an M.A. in History from the University of Pittsburgh, and a B.A. in History and Geography from the Universidad Nacional de Panamá. She is the author of the book, Myths of Harmony: Race and Republicanism during the Age of Revolution, Colombia 1795-1831. Professor Lasso was written numerous articles that have appeared in American Historical Review, Historical Reflections, Lotería, Revista Humanidades, Revista de Estudios Sociales, and Historia General de Panama.