Her research focuses on the use of international law and organizations to solve international disputes. Her work appears in the American Political Science Review, International Organization, Journal of Conflict Resolution and the Journal of Politics. Her 2015 book–Strengthening International Courts: The Hidden Costs of Legalization–was published by the University of Michigan Press. She is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a former Visiting Associate Research Fellow at the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University.