She also directs the programs in Women’s Studies and Women’s Leadership. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and her teaching and research are in the areas of ethics and social theory. She is the author of The Ethics of Emmanuel Levinas (Standford 2008), which was awarded a Choice: Outstanding Academic Title of 2009 award. She has translated and edited several volumes, including most recently Taking French Feminism to the Streets: Fadela Amara and the Rise of Ni Putes Ni Soumises (University of Illinois Press, 2011).