Professional summary

International Relations and Gender studies scholar.

Qualifications

• PhD in Political Studies. (2021)
• Master of Social Science in International Relations. (2017)
• Bachelor of Social Science Honours, in Gender & Transformation. (2015)
• Bachelor of Social Science with majors in International Relations, Public Policy & Administration and Gender studies. (2014)
• International Baccalaureate diploma: English (HL), Business (HL), ITGS (HL), Biology (SL), Maths studies, and French ab initio. (2011)

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International relations and Gender studies scholar who has worked in academia, government, and think tank environments. My research interests include: diplomacy, democracy, business strategy, migration management, and gender justice.

What I do

Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow: Stellenbosch University (February 2023 – present)

Lecturer: International Education of Students (IES), Cape Town (July 2022 to December 2023) – Designed and taught a course on Gender and Sexuality in Africa.

Lecturer: University of Cape Town (July 2022-December 2022) – Designed and taught courses on Transnational Feminism(s), Gender and the Politics of Development.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Institute for Democracy, Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa (April 2021 – September 2022)

Guest Lecturer : University of Cape Town
(September 2019-April 2022) – Taught courses on Global Governance, Gender & Development, Gender & Transformation, and The Politics of Gendered Knowledge.

Teaching Assistant: University of Cape Town
(July 2019-July 2021) – I was TA for: (1) Introduction to the discipline of Political Science; (2) Global Governance, (3) Gender & Development, and (4) Theories, Politics & Action.

Policy, Research & Communications officer: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (MoFAIT), Zimbabwe. (January 2018-July 2019)

Regional Analyst: Political Economy Southern Africa (PESA), South Africa. (June 2017-December 2017)

Project Volunteer: Caritas Refugee department, Eswatini. (April 2017-June 2017)

Student Support Officer: University of Cape Town Discrimination and Harassment Offices (DISCHO) – (March 2013 to December 2016)