Attorney and scholar studying political resistance in prisons. Former Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University, Münster University Peace Research Prize recipient, and Adjunct Lecturer at Georgetown University.
My work is interdisciplinary, drawing on fields ranging from carceral studies to social movement theory to international studies. Nations’ identities and legal processes affect and reflect politics and legal processes. I study these dynamics by looking at prisons in societies in conflict.
My current research project is Release, Rehabilitation, Recompense: Palestinian Prisoners’ Influence on Domestic and International Negotiations. My forthcoming book, from Oxford University Press, looks at the Palestinian Prisoners Movement and political organization among Palestinians in Israeli prisons. I am finalizing further empirical and theoretical work on resistance in prison.
As an attorney, I work in international disputes, federal litigation, investigations, sanctions, and related issues. My pro bono and service work has included work on behalf of victims of international conflict, incarcerated peoples’ issues and release, asylum, veterans’ benefits, free and fair elections, and criminal defense.
My PhD in Law is from Queen’s University of Belfast and my JD is from Harvard Law School. I am a member of the Law & Society Association, the Rebel Governance Network, and the Global Prison Research Network.
All opinions and posts on this site are my own and do not express opinions of my employer.