My research is at the intersection of European Studies and International Relations. I conduct research on EU-Russian diplomatic relations, EU foreign policy towards the post-Soviet space, Russian politics as well as on the EU's and Russia's conceptualisation as actors in international politics.

This research interest is reflected in my participation in an international research consortium titled EU Foreign Policy Facing New Realities: Perceptions, Contestation, Communication and Relations, funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST), CA17119: https://foreignpolicynewrealities.eu/ Within this consortium I am a member of a working group studying the EU's perception as an actor in international politics, coordinate a network aimed at the development of early career researchers and contributed to the creation of an editorial team of a policy brief series. 

EU foreign policy towards its neighbourhood, EU-Russia Relations

PPR.430 Theory and Concepts in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy

PPR.430d Theory and Concepts in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy

PPR.285 Russian International Politics

Ph.D in Politics and International Relations, La Trobe University, Melbourne.

MA in European Studies, Maastricht University.

BA in European Studies, Maastricht University.

Prior to working at Lancaster University, I was a Lecturer in European Politics and Society at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. In this role, I convened and taught courses on European integration, European Politics as well as EU foreign policy towards its neighbourhood at undergraduate level.

I acquired postgraduate teaching experience in European Studies at the College of Europe, Natolin, Warsaw where I taught introductory modules on Political Science and European Studies and co-convened a Masters theses colloquium for students in the major "The EU as a Global Actor."