Her research interests are gender, citizenship, social movements, and democracy in Latin America, with a specialization in Peruvian and Bolivian politics. She has also written on the international human rights regime. Recent publications include entries on Peru and Aprismo in Encyclopedia of the Developing World (ed. Thomas Leonard, 2005), and on Peru in Sharing Power: Women, Parliament and Democracy (ed. Yvonne Galligan and Manon Tremblay, 2005).