International trade; economic development; open economy macroeconomics; financial economics; monetary policy and theory; development banking; global political economy; economics of Latin American; feminist economicsFluent in Spanish
Presentations include: "The Economic Impact of Microcredit on Poor Households: A Study of Flagship Microfinance Programs in Bangladesh," at the Economics Seminar Series, the University of Denver (2010) and the annual AEA/ASSA Meetings, Atlanta (2010); "Optimal Portfolio Investment and Social Security," at the Western Social Science Assocation, Phoenix (2006).Received the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award from Colorado State University (2007).Member of the American Economic Association, the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association, the American Society of Hispanic Economists, the Committee of the Status of Women in the Economics Profession, the Financial Management Association, and the Southern Economic Association.
