Thomas More College at the University of Saskatchewan. She earned her BA (Hons) in sociology and French from Western University and received the university's Gold Medal at convocation. After completing her MA at Western, she pursued a PhD in sociology at the University of British Columbia, which she completed in 2013. While in graduate school, she published two book chapters and four articles, which have appeared in Canadian Ethnic Studies, the American Review of Canadian Studies, and the Canadian Journal of Political Science. She was named UBC's outstanding PhD graduate of 2014-2015.