Her research focuses on democratization, public opinion and political participation, and religion and politics, with a particular emphasis on Eurasia and Indonesia. Lussier is the author of Constraining Elites in Russia and Indonesia: Political Participation and Regime Survival (Cambridge University Press, 2016). She is currently working on a book project examining the role of houses of worship in fostering political participation in Indonesia. This project has been funded in part by a Global Religion Research Initiative International Collaboration Grant.