Leah graduated in Spring 2021 with a Bachelors of Arts in International Affairs concentrating in International Development and a minor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Her research focused on the role of civil society in addressing gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa. Particularly, she is focused on the interplay between civil society and the National Strategic Plan on Gender Based Violence. Since graduation, she began working as a Program Associate for the Asia team at the International Republican Institute.