About

Currently

Hi! My name is Anna Marie (she/her) and I am a PhD Research Fellow at the University of Bergen in Norway. I am a feminist researcher studying ceasefires and gender.

I am also a non-residential Civil War Paths Fellow with the Civil War Paths Project.

My academic interests outside of my PhD research span feminist activism during conflict, conflict trends, and women’s participation in peacebuilding activities.

I’m always happy to connect, so reach out if you’d like to chat.

Previously

Before joining the University of Bergen, I worked as a research assistant at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and Uppsala University’s Department of Peace and Conflict Research.

I worked as a research consultant with the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) in Barcelona and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) in Stockholm.

I have also volunteered as a coordinator of the Junior International Organizations Scholars Workshop, the PRIO Master Student/Research Assistant Forum, and the PRIO Conditions of Violence and Peace Brownbag Series.

From 2009-2010, I was a Rotary Youth Exchange Student to Brazil and have been involved in Interact and Rotaract activities for several years.

Education

MSSc Peace and Conflict Studies

Uppsala University, 2017-2019

Thesis: The Everyday Consequences of Conflict: How Private Military and Security Companies Influence the Security of Women and Men in Territorial States

Bachelors of Arts and Sciences

Quest University Canada, 2012-2016

Academic Exchange: Royal Thimphu College, Bhutan

Thesis focus: post-conflict state-building, democracy, apartheid

PhD in Political Science

University of Bergen, 2023 - ongoing
(expected spring 2028)

Dissertation topic: Ceasefires and women (see the research tab for more info!)