Biography

I want to understand how we can reimagine global governance to achieve better outcomes for women and girls. While working at the United Nations, I have supported the UN’s efforts to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse committed by its own personnel. I have seen that addressing the root causes of exploitation requires reimagining existing policy frameworks in partnership with the women and girls who are directly affected. Having completed my BA (Hons) and MPhil at Cambridge and my MA at New York University, my doctoral research examines how different actors, particularly local women’s organisations, translate the values of the Women, Peace and Security agenda. In doing so, I intend to explore how women activists are imagining a global feminist peace, in dialogue with longer histories of feminist thinking about violence, war and peace. I have worked for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Queensland Minister for Women and for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, and the Grattan Institute.

Previous Education

New York University Global Journalism 2025
University of Cambridge Politics 2023