His overall historical research is concerned with native peoples of the Andes, colonialism, and decolonization in the context of comparative transnational history. His work particularly emphasizes race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. His book, Earth Politics: Religion, Decolonization, and Bolivia’s Indigenous Intellectuals was published in February 2014 by Duke University Press. He is now working on the development and circulation of discourses of social and economic autonomy among Aymara women from 1850 to 1964. He completed his Ph.D. at Georgetown University in 2005.