She has served as Chair of the ASA Sociology of Sexualities Section (2015-2016) and on the Steering/Programming Committee of the Race, Sex, and Power 2018 Conference. Her book, Respect Yourself, Protect Yourself: Latina Girls and Sexual Identity (New York University Press, 2012), takes an intersectional approach to study Latina youth and sexuality, challenging their problematic framing as “at risk” by uncovering how some of the interactions of gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity, class, and generational status work in their lives. The book received the 2013 Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award from the ASA Section on Race, Gender, and Class. Her research has been published in Gender & Society, Latino Studies, and Identities: Global Studies in Power & Culture. She is currently working on a project on social mobility among U.S. Latinxs.