I am a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute, specializing in citizenship studies, political theory, and feminist philosophy.
In one of my current research streams I use biopolitical theory to study the intersection between reproductive rights and citizenship status acquisition. I am also working on a project that applies different feminist approaches to analyze ‘citizenship’ in international law. Some of my further interests include queer/critical theory, democratic theory, and the study of electoral rights.
My chosen topics of study reflect a broader goal in pursuing research that feeds into policy processes at the national and international level. I have recently co-authored three reports for the European Commission on citizenship laws, political participation, and electoral rights among EU Member States.
I completed a BA (Honours) Political Science and Minor History at Concordia University in 2013 and a Master of Public Policy Collaborative Program in Sexual Diversity Studies at the University of Toronto in 2016. I then went on to work for the Government of Canada and the OECD.
In 2023, I was awarded my Ph.D from the Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences at Humboldt University. My dissertation asks who has a right to citizenship by looking at the content, practice, and framework of citizenship regimes in states primarily located in the global North.