She serves as the Syria Research Director at the Conflict and Citizenship Research Group at the London School of Economics and as a Senior Policy Researcher at LSE IDEAS. Her work focuses on governance, conflict, and civil society in the Middle East, emphasizing data-driven research to understand legitimacy in conflict zones. Due to the Syrian war, she transitioned from astrophysics to conflict studies, pioneering innovative data collection methods for conflict areas. She has advised UK policymakers on Syria and has curated exhibitions on the historical impact of Arab and Islamic scholarship on Europe.