Miriam is a German/Ugandan PhD researcher studying peace and security policies. During her PhD, she conducted research at the Institute for Women, Peace and Security at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. as well as at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies at Addis Ababa University. Miriam has worked for UN Women Germany, the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy, as well as for the World Bank Group. At the moment, Miriam works as a research consultant for the EU commission analysing the Team Europe Initiative.
In 2020, Miriam delivered a statement about Germany’s policies regarding Women, Peace and Security in front of the Committee of Foreign Affairs of the German Bundestag. As an expert, Miriam also analyses global politics from a feminist perspective in German media such as Deutschlandfunk Nova, WDR5, Funk or ZeitCampus. She serves as a board member for several organisations such as the United Nations Association of Germany or the international NGO Women Engage for a Common Future. Miriam has received several grants and scholarships, e.g. from the Bertelsmann Foundation Fellowship and the Deutschlandstiftung Integration.