About me

Welcome! I am a doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Science at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. I am also a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow (2021-2026) and a Graduate Assistant with the Borders & Boundaries Project hosted at Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania and Rutgers University.

My research examines the intersection of borders, human security, and state-making in international politics. I focus on the local communities who uniquely experience borders, introducing original concepts and evidence to explain how they are navigating the global trend toward walls and other forms of border hardening. In other work, co-authors and I examine the gendered dimensions of public demands for border control.

Prior to my graduate studies, I received a B.A. in Political Science, History, and Arabic from Florida Atlantic University.