She is the author of Christians, Blasphemers, and Witches: Afro-Mexican Ritual Practice in the Seventeenth Century, as well as a range of articles published in the Boletín del Archivo General de la Nación, the Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History, and elsewhere. Her current research interests include the intersection of gender and racial ideologies in colonial Spanish America and the history of pulque and mezcal in Mexico. She is currently at work on the book project, tentatively titled, Distilling Identities: From Pulque to Tequila in Mexico, 1428–present.