Her research focuses on authoritarian institutions, ethnic politics business-state relations, and the political economy of development, with a regional emphasis on China. She is currently working on her book, Participatory Autocracy: Private Entrepreneurs, Legislatures, and Property Protection in China. She has published articles in journals such as the Journal of Politics, the Quarterly Journal of Political Science, and Social Science Quarterly. More information can be found at her website and on her Google Scholar profile.