His research focuses on increasing Latino male success at U.S. postsecondary institutions. In 2014, he launched The National Study on Latino Male Achievement in Higher Education, which explores how undergraduates employ different forms of capital to thrive academically, intrapersonally, and interpersonally at 20 selective U.S. colleges and universities. This study has been funded by the NASPA Foundation, ACPA Foundation, and National Research Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.