Isabella is pursuing an MPhil in International Relations. Her research centers on the international politics of pandemics. Her upcoming thesis will explore the way in which the modern pandemic became securitised as a result of the co-incidence of 1918-19 Influenza and the First World War. In her previous academic and professional work, she has focused on the significance of interpersonal and government trust for pandemic response; the successes, failures, and trade-offs of the US COVID-19 response; and the legal status of emergency declarations in response to disease spread.