Her work focuses on a number of manifestations of the relationship between institutions and human agency, spanning the history of political thought, contemporary theory, and public policy. Her writing has appeared in several edited volumes and journals, including Political Theory, Politics and Society, Constellations, and the University of Toronto Law Journal. She has served as Harper-Schmitt Collegiate Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago and Canadian Bicentennial Visiting Fellow at Yale. Dr Lazar holds a Ph.D. in Political Science (2005) from Yale University, an MA (1999) from the School of Public Policy, University College London, and an Hon BA (1998) in Philosophy from the University of Toronto. Prior to returning to graduate school, she worked in the Criminal Law Policy section of the Department of Justice, Canada.