She received her PhD in Political Science from Duke University and her MA from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Her BA is in International Relations from Pepperdine University. Her articles have been published in the Journal of Modern African Studies, International Studies Quarterly, and Democratization. She has received major fellowships from the Pew Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, and the Spencer Foundation. She has conducted extensive field research in Cameroon, Senegal, and Ghana. Prior to graduate work, she worked for World Vision.show more