Education
- Ph.D., Yale University 2012, Political Science
- MPhil, Yale University 2009, Political Science
- MA, Yale University 2008, Political Science
- BA, Princeton University 2006, Near Eastern Studies
Areas of Expertise
- Middle East Politics
- Religion and Politics
- Women, Gender and Politics
Honors, Awards, and Achievements
Selection: Luce/ACLS Religion, International Affairs & Journalism Fellowship (2019-2020) Harvard Kennedy School, Middle East Initiative Fellowship (2018-2019) Ivan and Nina Ross Family Fellowship, Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Pennsylvania (2017) Colorado Scholar, Women’s Studies in Religion Program, Harvard University (2013-2014) The Kathryn Davis Peace Fellowship (2012) Social Science Research Council, International Dissertation Research Fellowship (2009-2010)
Course Instruction
- Middle Eastern Political Systems
- Comparative Politics of the Middle East
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Women, Gender & Politics
Selected Publications
Book:
Righteous Transgressions: Women’s Activism on the Israeli and Palestinian Religious Right. Princeton University Press, 2015 Link: https://press.princeton.edu/titles/10629.html
Journal articles:
“Gender Differences in Support for Direct and Indirect Political Aggression in the Context of Protracted Conflict.” Journal of Peace Research. Vol. 54 issue 6, 2017 (with Sivan Hirsch-Hoefler and Julia Elad-Strenger).
“Gender and the (In)Divisibility of Contested Sacred Places: The Case of Women for the Temple.” Politics & Religion. Vol. 10, Issue 4, 2017.
“Authenticating Representation: Women’s Quotas and Islamist Parties.” Politics & Gender Vol. 12, Issue 4, 2016.
“Women, Freedom, and Agency in Religious-Political Movements: Reflections from Women Activists in Shas and the Islamic Movement in Israel.” Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies. Vol. 9 Issue 3, 2013.
Selected book chapters:
“The Politics of De-Radicalization in Israel/Palestine.” In Hansen SJ and Lid S. eds. The Routledge Handbook of De-radicalization. Routledge (forthcoming).
“Intersectionality Theory and Working with ‘Both Sides’.” In Janine Clark and Francesco Cavatorta eds. Doing Political Science Research in the Middle East and North Africa: Methodological and Ethical Challenges. Oxford University Press, 2018.