At Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson Law, Murti Ayu Hapsari is a doctoral student in law focusing on comparing democracy in Indonesia and the United States.

Murti is a researcher who focuses on judicial institutions, comparative constitutional law, and democracy studies.  She holds a bachelor’s degree from Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, and a master’s in law from Universitas Gadjah Mada.