She holds an MA Degree in Humanities and Social Thought from New York University, and a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her research interests include conservation politics and policy, applied anthropology, indigenous studies, and medical anthropology especially in relation to auto-immune diseases, medical technologies, and infectious diseases. She has published on a wide variety of environmental policy topics and her work can be found in Political Power and Social Theory and the online edition of Cultural Anthropology.