She used visual methods, including photovoice, to investigate identity and language socialization among deaf youth in Mexico City, Mexico. This community-based project actively engages participants as co-researchers and extends her involvement in the Mexican deaf community with whom she has been associated for over nine years. Pfister’s other research interests include medicalization, treatment seeking, research with children and families, and applied anthropology. Pfister has taught students of various ages in Colorado, Arizona, Mexico, and Florida.