Dr. Diaz’s areas of research are Latinx community in the US, Indigenous studies, Women studies, US-Mexico border. The experience of research are: Fall 2013 Graduate Research Assistant, “Research on Gender in Science & Engineering” (Qualitative study examining identity and agency for resilience and persistence) (PI: Dr. Elsa Villa (UTEP); Dr. Guillermina Nuñez (UTEP) Fall 2013 Graduate Research Assistant, “Immigration and Crime” (Qualitative and Ethnographic study examining crime in El Paso) Dr. Christina Morales (UTEP); Dr. Curry (UTEP) Summer 2018 Graduate Research Assistant, “Immigration and the Role of Media in Facilitating a Contested Community of Resistance (Qualitative study) Dr. Nancy Plankey-Videla (TAMU); Dr. Beatriz Marquez; Dr. April Williams. Activism and social justices are Dr. Diaz’s passion.