▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁School ▁of ▁Law . ▁She ▁moved ▁to ▁ ▁Arizona ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁where ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Law ▁and ▁Global ▁Affairs ▁at ▁the ▁Sand ra ▁Day ▁O ' Con nor ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁Vis iting ▁Research ▁Sch olar ▁and ▁Vis iting ▁Professor ▁in ▁the ▁Law ▁and ▁Public ▁Affairs ▁Program ▁at ▁Pr inc eton ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Dick inson ▁test ified ▁before ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁Committee ▁on ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁and ▁Government al ▁Affairs ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁" private ▁security ▁fir ms ▁operating ▁in ▁war ▁zones " ▁where ▁she ▁noted ▁that ▁" The ▁use ▁of ▁private ▁security ▁contract ors ▁and ▁inter rog ators ▁pos es ▁special ▁ris ks ▁and ▁potentially ▁threat ens ▁core ▁values ▁emb od ied ▁in ▁our ▁legal ▁system ▁including ▁respect ▁for ▁human ▁dign ity ▁and ▁limits ▁on ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁force ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁commit ment ▁to ▁trans par ency ▁and ▁account ability ." ▁ ▁Research ▁and ▁publications ▁She ▁has ▁written ▁about ▁for - pro fit ▁and ▁non - pro fit ▁private ▁invol vement ▁with ▁various ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁foreign ▁aid ▁budget , ▁including ▁providing ▁emer gency ▁human itar ian ▁relief , ▁development ▁assistance , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁post - conf lict ▁reconst ruction ▁efforts . ▁Her ▁work