I am Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Groningen (RUG) in the Netherlands. My research interests are at the intersection of political economy of development and gender.

Prior to joining RUG, I was a Postdoctoral Research Associate for the "Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women" project at the University of Göttingen (Germany), where I have received my PhD in Economics with a dissertation entitled "Aid, Politics, Culture, and Growth".