She has published on both juvenile and criminal justice- related issues. Her research focuses on delinquency prevention, decriminalization of current illicit drugs, and the U.S.-Mexico border. Her most recent publications (coauthored) include The impact of residential placement on aggregate delinquency: A state-level panel study, 1997-2011, which appears in the Criminal Justice Policy Review Journal and Families of law in the Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice.