• Academic expertise — PhD in Criminology, with previous academic appointments and research fellowships in the UK, USA, Italy and the Netherlands

  • Humanitarian & international development experience — Consultancy work with the United Nations and other international organisations across the MENA region, Asia and Europe

  • Regional expertise — Direct fieldwork on gender and policing, including in Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco

  • Conflict and protection expertise — research on gender in Syria, civilian protection and preventing violent extremism

  • Court-tested expert — Practical experience as an expert witness in live proceedings