Grace graduated from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies and Goldsmiths College with a BA (Hons) in Anthropology and Ethnography of the Near and Middle East in 2011.  

Since, she has held a variety of roles in programme delivery, grant management, research, education and communications, working across international development NGOs that focus on issues such as climate change, off-grid energy access and human rights. Prior to working in international development, Grace trained as a TEFL Language Instructor and worked in Ha Noi, Viet Nam and Madurai, India. 

With an growing interest in public health and medical research, Grace has just completed a Diploma in Life Sciences for Subjects Allied to Medicine and has started a part-time MPH at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. At the same time, she is a Research Projects Manager in the Logan Group at the School and coordinates emergency preparedness, rapid response and development projects, contributes to research on vector-borne disease risk factors and outcomes and writes grants to support the development of tools and interventions in vector control.