CV

Work Experience

Oct 2018 - Mar 2022

PhD Research Fellow, University of Hamburg, Hamburg (DE)

  • I was awarded with competitive funding from the EU’s Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie ITN. I managed all aspects of a 3 ½ year research project using qualitative methods

  • Analysed data from 17 semi-structured interviews, a workshop with 11 participants and ethnographic observations

  • Communicated research results through 4 research papers, 6 conference presentations and 3 blog posts

  • Taught one seminar and organised one public lecture series for which I developed course materials and evaluated assignments of 50+ Bachelor’s and Master’s students

  • I co-managed the social media channels and website of the EU-funded project POEM and wrote contributions to its quarterly newsletter.

Jan 2020 - Feb 2020

Visiting Researcher, Ashoka, London (UK)

  • I organised, conceptualised and conducted a digital storytelling workshop with one of Ashoka's Changemaker Schools

  • Liased and collaborated with school staff and their IT department to deliver the workshop

  • Worked with children aged 13-14, I investigated how digital technologies structured their everyday lives and what opinions and relationships they had with them

Jul 2017 - Sep 2018

Lead Researcher, Big Brother Watch, London (UK)

  • Led research projects on privacy and civil liberties issues using statistics, desk research and FOI requests

  • Developed the research process of the organisation

  • Drafted press releases for the research outputs. I also created content for the organisation’s Twitter channel and managed the website

  • Wrote the monthly newsletter of the organisation and collaborated with team members on the content

  • Provided insights to diverse audiences in 3 reports, 2 radio interviews, 40+ interviews and media quotes and talks at 5+ tech policy events. Insights were also featured in the Netflix documentary “Coded Bias”

  • Collaborated and engaged with stakeholders from the media, non-profit and policy sectors

  • Managed a team of 3 research volunteers

Jan 2014 - Jun 2017

International Project Coordinator, Leftfield, London (UK)

  • Coordinated international market research projects across 4 countries for large technology companies

  • Recruited relevant high-profile respondents from media, politics, think tanks and NGOs

  • Successfully delivered all projects within budget and on time under little supervision

Sep 2016 - Oct 2017

PR Volunteer, Journey to Justice, London (UK)

  • Supported the development of a communications strategy and worked collaboratively with other volunteers on digital content for Instagram and Facebook. This resulted in the growth of Facebook followers by 86% in 3 months

  • Drafted press releases and blog posts as well as liaised with journalists and partner organisations to ensure wide coverage of upcoming events and to raise the charity’s profile.

Feb 2016 - Apr 2017

Client Services Manager, MarkMonitor, London (UK)

  • Defended the copyright and trademarks of clients from the broadcasting and sports industries online

  • Analysed statistical datasets on copyright infringements and delivered insights to clients through weekly reports

  • Worked closely with the engineering team to improve client services

Apr 2013 - Jan 2016

Online Researcher, NetResult Solutions, London (UK)

  • Monitoring live sports events in order to locate and report copyright infringements and brand violations

  • Finding and processing illegal streams on websites and social media platforms

  • Sending of Cease and Disease notices to violating providers

Education

2018 - 2022

PhD Anthropology - University of Hamburg, DE

Thesis title: Assembled Remembrance - Young People and Digital Memory Practices.

2013- 2015

MRes Anthropology - Goldsmiths University of London, UK

Dissertation title: Ivorian Bloggers and the Imagination of National Belonging – NationBuilding Beyond Borders in the Age of Transnational Media

2012 - 2013

MA Anthropology & Cultural Politics - Goldsmiths University of London, UK

Dissertation title: The online Gospel- Mediating Charisma and Community through the Internet

2011 - 2012

Exchange Year at Keio University, Japan

2008- 2012

BA (Double Major) Social and Cultural Anthropology/Japanese Studies

Dissertation title: “Trennung von Religion und Staat? Die Verbindung zwischen Pfingstkirchen und Politik in Ghana“ (Separation of religion and the state? The connection between the Pentecostal church and politics in Ghana)