Rifat Binte Lutful is a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware (UD) in the Department of Political Science and International Relations. Her research interest focuses on Security Studies, Democratization and Comparative Politics of Developing Countries, and the Politics of South Asia. Her doctoral research focuses on the rise of radicalization. She has worked as a graduate teaching and research assistant. She is the recipient of the Graduate Teaching Assistant Award 2019 at UD. She has worked as a course instructor and taught Introduction to Global Politics at UD. Her research work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and books.