Curriculum Vitae

Current position at the institute

Researcher in the European Union research programme

Academic Degrees

Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (USA), International Relations, 2009

M.A., Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (USA), International Relations & International Economics, 2003

B.A., University of London, Goldsmiths College (UK), Political Science with Economics, 2001

Expertise
EU foreign and security policy
Euro-Mediterranean affairs
Contemporary Middle Eastern politics
German foreign and defence policy

Current Projects at FIIA
The EU’s role in a changing Middle East

Professional experience

Researcher, Notre Europe, Paris, 2009
Consultant, World Bank Group, Washington DC, 2009
Researcher, Global Public Policy Institute, Uganda/Germany, 2008-2009
Assistant Professor, International Relations, University of Bologna 2007
Lecturer, European Studies, Johns Hopkins University 2005-2006

Positions of trust
Research Associate Notre Europe
Liaison Officer Euro-Mediterranean Study Commission

Languages

English and German (working languages), French, Italian (receptive skills)