As an independent writer, documentarian and photographer, her work has been published in the Houston Press and Phoenix New Times (Village Voice Media), 29-95.com (Houston Chronicle), Aztec Muse Magazine, “Democracy Now”, “Free Speech Radio News”, Ms. Magazine and various other publications. Ms. Lopez also specializes in social media campaign design and analysis. She is a recipient of a Houston Arts Alliance Emerging Artist Grant for a multimedia/photography project based on her travels through post-revolutionary Nicaragua. She co-produces a weekly radio program in Houston, “Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say”, for the Pacifica Network on KPFT (90.1 FM.) She holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of Houston.