Her research and teaching are situated within the global media subfield of communication, focusing on transnational media industries and cultural politics in the Maghreb and its diaspora. Most recently her work analyzes how the emergence of independent media in Morocco has shifted the relationship between culture and politics in an era defined by economic liberalization, political transition and cultural globalization. Prior to coming to Fairfield she received a B.A. in journalism and francophone studies from the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), an M.A. in mass communication research from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D in communication studies from the University of Michigan.