She has a B.A., from Cornell University, an M.A. from the University of Chicago, and a Ph.D. from McGill University. She is the author of several articles and her book, The Politics of Militant Group Survival in the Middle East: Resources, Relationships, and Resistance, was published by Springer this year. The book examines the foreign and domestic policies of militant organizations in the Middle East, especially Hamas, Hizballah, Amal, and the PLO. She teaches courses on comparative politics, ethnic politics, and a capstone seminar on civil war.