She teaches classes on queer theory, Latina/o culture and politics, and cultural theory. She is currently working on a manuscript entitled Revenant Bodies: Sites of Queer Alterity and Racial Estrangement in Contemporary Latinidad, which examines instances of violence and performances of identity across a range of cultural narratives, belief systems, and legal dictums, with particular focus on the experiences of Latina/o peoples. Prof. Grappo’s other central scholarly interests include ethics, political justice, and anticolonial futures.