She is Professor of Spanish at Oakland University, Michigan, and Associate Editor of Studies in Latin American Popular Culture. She is the author of Pablo Escobar and Narcoculture (UP Florida, 2020). Her articles on drug trafficking, violence in Latin America and gender have appeared in Hispania, Hispanófila, Revista Iberoamericana, Espéculo, Hispanic Journal, Letras Hispanas, Studies in Latin American Popular Culture, Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispánicos, Letras Femeninas, Romance Notes, Ciberletras, Texto Crítico, Confluencia, Alter/nativas, and Chasqui.
