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 Mines Action Canada, UN Women Europe and Central Asia Regional Office, the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders, Right To Play, the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie, and Women in International Security Canada. I am currently an associate research & evaluation consultant with JRNY Consulting.
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, as well as Romanian.
Chisinau, Moldova (July 2022)
Tartu, Estonia (June 2024)
