Her research focuses on the politics of service delivery, political accountability, and the role of identity and culture in shaping economic and political outcomes. She is writing a book on the Muslim-Christian education gap in Africa, a region where she has worked and conducted fieldwork in eight countries since 2005. She writes for the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage blog and is a participant on radio and television media in Uganda, where she previously worked as a reporter. She holds a PhD in Political science and BA in Human Biology from Stanford University.