About me
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 and 2024, I was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Eurasian and Russian Studies (CEURUS) at the University of Tartu, Estonia. I am currently working at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research.
Passionate about gender issues in international politics, I have a demonstrated history in qualitative and fieldwork research, conflict- and gender-sensitive analysis, teaching, advocacy, and knowledge dissemination. 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 and book chapters on these issues and presented my work to diverse audiences at several international conferences and professional workshops.
Alongside my academic research, I stay actively involved in consultancy, events, and initiatives focused on gender policies in Canada and Eurasia. As a Steering Committee member of the Women, Peace and Security Network — Canada (WPSN-C) and a member of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Advisory Group between 2021 and 2024, I have provided expertise input and policy recommendations to the Government of Canada on the development of Canada's third National Action Plan (NAP) on WPS. As a consultant for Mines Action Canada, I worked on a report on women's employment in the humanitarian disarmament field, conducting policy-relevant research on gender perspectives in arms control, disarmament & non-proliferation. I also recently co-authored a report on digital peacebuilding with the UN Women Europe and Central Asia Regional Office. Other clients I have worked with include the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders and Right To Play.
I excel at critical thinking, problem-solving, and synthesizing large amounts of information under tight deadlines. With solid skills in knowledge dissemination, multitasking, and project management, I deliver high-quality and tangible results to clients and organizations that 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 can also understand the basics of some Slavic languages, as well as Romanian.
Chisinau, Moldova (July 2022)
