His research centers on urban schooling and typically focuses on three keys areas: 1) students' voices and experiences in the school and community context, 2) critical ways to understand and use school culture to boost student engagement, particularly among Latina/o and other youth of color, 3) and engaging educational communities in institutional and community excellence. His work privileges a qualitative paradigm and focuses on engaging and understanding the voices and experiences of the people. Specifically, he uses participatory and community-centered methodologies to engage with research. The goal of this work is to shape educational policy and practice at the local and national levels.
