About me
I don’t fit neatly into any box. I am neither fully an academic nor entirely a practitioner, and that “in-between” space often makes me feel like an outsider in the different spaces I navigate. But my ability to move between sectors, disciplines, and worlds, despite the challenges (including existential ones) it sometimes brings, is one of my greatest strengths. As a consultant, it allows me to translate ideas across contexts, challenge assumptions, and “connect the dots” others might have missed.
I hold a Ph.D in International Relations from the University of Ottawa and a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Montreal. In 2023—2024, I was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Eastern European and Eurasian Studies at the University of Tartu, Estonia.
Passionate about gender issues in international politics, I have a proven track record in qualitative and fieldwork research, conflict & gender analysis, facilitation, advocacy, and knowledge translation. My research interests include feminist theories in International Relations, feminist security studies, feminist foreign policy, and global norms, with a regional focus on Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and the Balkans. I have published numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and reports on these issues and presented my work to diverse audiences at several international conferences and professional workshops.
Alongside my PhD, I was actively involved in consultancy, events, and various initiatives focused on gender policies in Canada and Eurasia. As a Steering Committee member of the Women, Peace and Security Network — Canada and a member of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Advisory Group between 2022 and 2025, I have provided expert input and policy recommendations to the Government of Canada on the development of Canada's third National Action Plan on WPS. Additionally, I have delivered numerous briefings and presentations in a variety of settings (Governments, diplomatic, UN, NGOs, and academia/think tanks).
Since 2021, I have completed several consultancy assignments with several I/NGOs, international organizations, United Nations agencies, consulting firms, and civil society.
I excel at critical thinking and synthesizing large amounts of information under tight deadlines. With solid skills in research and knowledge translation, I deliver high-quality, tangible results to the clients I work with. Producing timely, policy—and advocacy-relevant research is central to my work. I am fluent in French and English and have intermediate proficiency in Spanish and Russian. I also have a fair understanding of the basics of other Slavic languages.
Chisinau, Moldova (July 2022)
Tartu, Estonia (June 2024)
