Informed by Black Feminist theory and praxis, Xander's research explores health in the context of the United States of America. Xander's work takes seriously and sits with the anti-Black foundation of the modern world, tracing this into the contemporary for-profit American healthcare system. From this understanding, Xander's research plays with the notions of self-care in order to (re)imagine what it means to be healthy, and what it would mean to live surrounded by love, justice, and care.

Xander's scholarship is informed by and relies on queer methodology/ies, including but not limited to: arts-based approaches and conversation as a decolonial research method.

Xander has previous research experience in the field of migration studies, particularly through the framework of human security.