About me
I hold a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Montreal and am currently pursuing a Ph.D in International Relations at the University of Ottawa. 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.
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 project management. My research interests broadly include feminist theories in International Relations, feminist security studies, feminist foreign policy, and peacebuilding. 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 doctoral studies, I stay actively involved in consulting, events, and initiatives focused on gender policies in Canada. For example, as a Steering Committee member of the Women, Peace and Security Network — Canada (WPSN-C), 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 Women, Peace and Security and to the Government of Québec on the development of the Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie's feminist diplomacy approach. As a consultant for Mines Action Canada, I wrote 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.
Chisinau, Moldova (July 2022)
