Before joining Princeton SPIA, Jennifer was the Special Assistant for Research to the President at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). In that role, she conducted research on foreign policy issues connected to the work of the President, including serving as the lead researcher for his book, “The Bill of Obligations.” Jennifer focused her academic studies on foreign policy and the Middle East, and she graduated from Vassar College in 2018 with an honors degree in international studies and a minor in international economics. After a year working as a paralegal, Jennifer realized that she missed foreign policy and was excited to rejoin the field in 2020 at CFR. As a two-time U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholar in Jordan and Morocco respectively, a year-long study abroad student in Egypt, and a Vassar Ann Cornelisen Fellow in Jordan, she is passionate about Middle East studies and forging cross-cultural fellowships. This summer, Jennifer completed her MPA internship at the Carboun Institute in London. In her free time, she loves to play and watch soccer, in particular her favorite team, Arsenal FC.