She received a joint PhD in Political Science and Economics from Yale University. Her research interests include international relations, political economy, and quantitative methods. Her book, “Power Plays: How International Institutions Reshape Coercive Diplomacy,” was published by Cambridge University Press in 2015. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, Political Analysis, and the Election Law Journal. She has been awarded the Provost’s Grant, Lenfest Grant, and Junior Faculty Development Grant from Columbia University, along with fellowships from the Bradley, Falk, Ethel Boies Morgan, and Kaufman Foundations. Her essay on foreign aid delivery won the Global Development Network’s Next Horizons Essay Contest, which was cosponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.