She is the director of the Research Lab for Resilience and Early Childhood Development. She is a nationally certified school psychologist. Her longitudinal research study, Project Resilience, examines the social-emotional and academic resilience of at-risk Hispanic American preschool children. This project examines the cognitive, psychosocial, and cultural-linguistic factors (acculturation, bilingualism) that affect language and social-emotional development, school readiness, and early literacy skills. Dr. Oades-Sese is also examining alternative instructional preschool programs that will provide the best education for young Hispanic children, particularly English language learners.