She has won numerous grants (National Endowment of the Humanities, National Science Foundation) and is currently completing a book manuscript with Miguel Díaz-Barriga. Her other book-length projects include "Linda Escobar and Tejano Con-junto Music" (video, 2013) and "Pachangas: Borderlands Music, U.S. Politics, and Trans-national Marketing" (University of Texas Press, 2006).