I joined the UvA in May 2014, having received my doctorate from the Institute of Education, University College London in October 2013. Prior to this, I worked for the United Nations and in the NGO sector for almost 18 years. I worked for UNESCO in Indonesia, the Philippines and Mozambique, the International Bureau of Education (UNESCO/IBE) in Geneva and the International Institute for Educational Planning (UNESCO-IIEP) in Paris. In addition, I worked for various non-governmental organisations both within and outside the Netherlands with a focus on young people, human rights and health promotion. At present, I am working on the following research projects: *Co-principal investigator on the ‘HER CHOICE’ child marriage programme (2016-2020). HER CHOICE is an alliance of four Netherlands-based organisations: Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland, The Hunger Project (THP), International Child Development Initiatives (ICDI) and the AISSR/UvA funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The AISSR is tasked with conducting the impact evaluation of the 10-country programme and carrying out additional qualitative research, including 2 PhDs. * Principal investigator on research project on the extractive industry in Mozambique: 'Violent extractions: a feminist geopolitical analysis of civil society responses to heavy mineral sands mining in Mozambique.'