Perin earned her Ph.D. from Yale University and authored The Limits of Westernization: A Cultural History of America in Turkey (2017), exploring U.S.-Turkish relations. Her upcoming book project compares cultural production in Turkey, Iran, and the U.S. She has published in various academic journals and received awards, including the 2020 Jack Rosenbalm Prize. Perin also teaches courses such as “Transnational America” and “Gender and Popular Culture” at Notre Dame.