I am a Global Studies PhD candidate in the University of Massachusetts-Lowell’s Political Science Department. My research is at the intersection of security, gender, and human rights, with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa. My current research focuses on gender participation and group ideology of rebel groups in sub-Saharan Africa. This project seeks to understand how women’s participation in rebel groups is shaped by the group’s ideology and socio-economic contexts. It also investigates terror management mechanisms in women’s experiences with rebel groups. I teach courses in Comparative Politics, African Politics and Gender Studies.