His current research interests fall under several interrelated lines of research: 1) the consideration of 'culture' in the assessment and intervention with ethnic minority populations (e.g., Latinos), 2) the development, implementation, and evaluation of psychosocial treatments with Spanish-speaking and ethnic minority populations, 3) the consideration of cultural practices in the context of child maltreatment and other forms of interpersonal violence, 4) the clinical utility of treatment matching, 5) interpersonal violence/family processes (e.g., domestic violence, child physical abuse), 6) behavioral observations of physically abusive parent-child relationships, 7) evaluation of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) with underserved populations, and 8) health promotion community interventions.