Dr. Caldwell's book, Negras in Brazil: Re-envisioning Black Women, Citizenship, and the Politics of Identity was published by Rutgers University Press in 2007. She is the co-editor of Gendered Citizenships: Transnational Perspectives on Knowledge Production, Political Activism, and Culture, which was published by Palgrave MacMillan in 2009. She has published journal articles in Frontiers, Transforming Anthropology, The Journal of Negro Education, Genero (Brazil), and Revista Estudos Feministas (Brazil). Her research interests include gender and race in Brazil, Afro-Latin studies, HIV/AIDS, health policy and human rights. She has conducted HIV prevention research focusing on African-American young adults and African-American women in North Carolina. Her current book project examines the development of health equity policies focused on gender and race in Brazil. She is the co-director of the African Diaspora Fellows Program, which provides professional development opportunities to middle and high school teachers in North Carolina.