Michelle is a Ph.D. student in Security Studies at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs. Her research interests focus primarily on the issues of limited resources and competition in the space sector and how those aspects affect the policies driving the operationalization and commercialization of space technologies. She is also interested in the intersections between space and cybersecurity. Prior to Princeton, she worked for the FBI in the New York Field Office after interning at the Columbus Resident Agency under the Cincinnati Field Office. She holds a dual B.A. in English and security and intelligence with a minor in Japanese from The Ohio State University.