Jennifer graduated in 2015 with high honors from The University of Texas at Austin, completing a thesis on ethnic federalism in post-communist Russia and studying abroad at Sciences Po-Paris and the Moscow Higher School of Economics. During her undergraduate career, she spent two years as an undergraduate researcher in the Innovations for Peace and Development Lab, investigating the relationship between development aid and conflict. She also completed internships at the Supreme Headquarters of NATO, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and a think tank in Dakar, Senegal. Prior to Princeton, Jennifer spent two years working as a program coordinator for the Clements Center for National Security, facilitating the center’s research and programs on the role of history in policymaking. This past summer, she returned to Brussels to work with the policy planning team of the secretary general at NATO Headquarters. In her free time, Jennifer enjoys trying out new recipes, reading non-fiction and listening to live music.