Kaci received her BA in Government and Politics from St. John's University and her MA in International Relations and Conflict Resolution from American Military University. Kaci interned with former New York City Councilmen Bill de Blasio in District 39, Brooklyn. She has also studied at la Universidad de Puerto Rico - San Juan and la Universidad Latina in Costa Rica.
Kaci’s primary research interests include: migration, diaspora, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the role of women in modern war and in post conflict reconstruction.