A graduate of the Fletcher School at Tufts University, she brings an interdisciplinary focus to the study of security that integrates theory, practice and regional perspectives. Prior to joining AUC, she spent more than 12 years in the Middle East working in international education. From 2006 to 2012 she directed the CIEE Study Center at the University of Jordan, which served more than 1,200 U.S. undergraduates and faculty during her tenure. She also served as academic director for a peace and conflict study-abroad program in Israel, Palestine and Jordan from 1995 to 2001.