​I am an Assistant Professor of International Relations at Bilkent University in Ankara.
Previously, I was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Public Affairs and Citizenship. Prior to joining Syracuse, I also taught at New York University Abu Dhabi, the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, and at Loyola University. I received my Ph.D. in Political Science from Loyola University Chicago, specializing in International Relations and Comparative Politics.
I research the links between international and domestic politics via social norms and ideologies. I investigate these dynamics within the realms of gender politics, international organizations, and conflict. I focus both on the second image, that is, how internal dynamics of actors influence international affairs; and on the second image reversed, namely, how international affairs impact actors’ internal dynamics.​
My research has been published in World Politics and Security Studies, and my book titled "Public Preferences, Gender, and Foreign Support for Armed Movements" is forthcoming from Cambridge University Press.