Her research focuses on bilingual and biliteracy development, language socialization, and child development. She is the Principal Investigator of a longitudinal research study that focuses on emergent biliteracy and literacy practices in immigrant families in the U.S. Southwest. Her most recent publications include “Exploring Connections Between Emergent Biliteracy and Bilingualism�? (2006) in the Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, “Literacy Practices in Mexican Immigrant Homes�? (2007) in Cultura y Educación, and “Emergent Biliteracy in Young Mexican Immigrant Children�? (2008) in Reading Research Quarterly.