From 2006–11, Balliet was an assistant professor at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, in Studio Greg Lynn. In Vienna, she was the cocreater of the IoA Sliver lecture/gallery series and published Visual Catalog: Greg Lynn's Studio at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (Springer Vienna Architecture, 2010). She is a graduate of Philadelphia University and the University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Architecture and Urban Design and has practiced architecture in Philadelphia at Erdy McHenry Architecture. Balliet is currently editing the forthcoming publication Massive Attack: IoA Sliver Lecture Series—Selected Friends and Enemies.