She is an interdisciplinary scholar who specializes in the history and culture of Latinxs, the Caribbean, the African diaspora, and the Americas. Placido’s book manuscript, “A Global Vision: Dr. Ana Livia Cordero and the Puerto Rican Liberation Struggle, 1931-1992,” is the first, in-depth study of Ana Livia Cordero, a Puerto Rican woman physician and anti-imperialist activist. Placido earned a PhD in American Studies at Harvard University.