Research

My current research is focused on two projects. The first is a re-appraisal of the international development of liberation theology attending to the role of transnational community-building and organizing. This project builds upon my co-authored publication on the international dimension of James Cone’s theology.

The second project examines contemporary global practices of sanctuary and migrant solidarity among communities of faith. Developing this research, my recent publication for the journal Race & Class of the Institute for Race Relations (‘To see the experience of another’) returns to John Berger and Jean Mohr’s A Seventh Man to consider its ongoing relevance for understanding migration amid national securitization.

I also seek to produce scholarship that is accessible to different audiences. Some examples include developing a public-facing oral history archive, contributing to an art exhibit, and writing for online forums:

• The Crossroads Project “God of the Whirlwind: An Archive of a Black Waco Oral Tradition” (2023)

• Contributor to “Currently” a participatory exhibit on capital punishment by Mark Menjívar (2023)

• Open Plaza of the Hispanic Theological Initiative “The Weight of His Words” (2021)

Additionally, I participate in podcast conversations about my research:

• Currents in Religion “Race and Weather in Waco” (2025)

• Leadership Center for Social Justice Podcast “The Praxis of Faith” (2023)

• Open Plaza of the Hispanic Theological Initiative “Sí de Aquí, Sí de Allá: Storytelling as a Way to Empathy and Action” (2021)

• Assembly podcast of the Political Theology Network “James Cone and the Third World” (2020)

A full list of my research publications is available on my CV page. Information about my academic work is also on Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, and ORCiD.