She received a Ph.D. in International Relations and Diplomacy from Flinders University in Australia, Master of International Studies (MIntS) from The University of Sydney, Australia, and a B.A. from Padjadjaran University in Indonesia. Her research interests are international communication, traditional and non-traditional securities issues (terrorism, migration, gender). Her recent books are Diplomacy in Global Politics (Unpar Press, 2016), Asia-Pacific; Conflict, Cooperation and Inter-regional Cooperation (Yayasan Obor, 2015).