Her research considers issues of inequality, exclusion, and representation in the Americas. She is the recipient of the Van Cott Outstanding Book award given by the Latin American Studies Association for her book Bankrupt Representation and Party System Collapse (University Park: Penn State University Press, 2011). Her work has also been published in numerous journals including American Political Science Review, Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Politics, Politics & Gender, Latin American Research Review, and Latin American Politics and Society. Her work has been supported by grants from the Fulbright- Hays program and the Russell Sage Foundation, among others.