She received her PhD in Women’s Studies from UCLA, and has held postdoctoral fellowships at USC and Rice University. Her research and teaching interests focus on gender, sexuality, technology, and the law. She is currently at work on a book project which examines how attention to human trafficking in the United States has contributed to heightened multi-professional collaboration between law enforcement and non-governmental actors. Jennifer has lectured widely on human and sex trafficking, sex work, and technology, and her research has received financial support from a variety of sources, including Wellesley College, UCLA, Northeastern University, the Fulbright Scholar Program, and Microsoft Research.