She received her PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Davis in June of 2011. Her research interests are British politics, political behaviour, and comparative politics. Specifically, she is interested in issues related to campaigning and electoral participation. Her focus on these topics drives her current research agenda, which analyses how parties respond to changes in electoral competition, and how voters' behaviour changes as a result. Her work has been published in journals such as Electoral Studies, Comparative Political Studies and the Journal of Politics among others.