She is Assistant Professor of International Affairs at School of International Service at American University and a Jeane Kirkpatrick Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.After winning the Miss Earth Canada pageant, Trisko represented Canada at Miss Earth 2007 and became the first Canadian to win the Miss Earth title.
She had previously placed in the top ten at Miss Universe Canada 2007.
She was a guest judge in the final Miss Earth United States 2016 pageant.
She studies the impact of foreign aid on repression and civil war.
She has written and published journals on social science, humanities, and international security which were used in various international conferences.