She received an M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from Rutgers University in 2015. She also earned an M.A. in gerontology from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Her research interests lie in the area of immigrant youth, adulthood transition, transnationalism, culture, inequality, and life course. Her recent research has focused on international college students in the U.S.; more specifically international students' transition to adulthood, international college students' engagement in campus and local communities, and more broadly curriculum and campus internationalization.