She received her PhD from the University of Washington. Her research interests include nation building in the post-Soviet world, revolutionary movements, comparative law, and global human rights. At HURI Wilson's research project will be "The Ukrainian Revolution." Wherein she will analyze the causes of Ukraine's revolution of 2013-14, and the interactions between state and society during the uprising. On the basis of her fieldwork, Wilson studies the acceleration of authoritarianism in Ukraine, including unprecedented brutality by riot police and state violations of due process for detained protesters. These rights violations led to further mobilization of the masses and the self-organization of multiple civic groups, creating a full-scale revolutionary movement.