Her research focuses on the impacts of globalization processes (e.g., immigration, transnationalism, and neoliberalism) on human welfare and social welfare systems in local and transnational arenas. She is also the PI of a SSHRC-funded project (2007-2010) on transnational caregiving. She has published in the areas of HIV/AIDS, immigration, and social policy in various peer-reviewed journals, such as Health; Culture, Health & Sexuality; Social Science & Medicine; Global Social Policy and Journal of Aging Studies. She is the principal investigator of this project and the pilot project.