Prior to joining Northwestern, she served as the inaugural Stephanie and Michael Naidoff Fellow in Health Policy, Law and Medicine in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the Perelman School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania Law School. She graduated from Harvard College with an AB in Ethics and Health Policy. She also holds a Ph.D. in Ethics and Health Policy from Harvard University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School, as well as an M.Phil. in Criminology from Cambridge University. Her research has focused on competence to refuse mental health treatment and outpatient commitment.