Jaroslava Barbieri

Jaroslava Barbieri is a strategist at Zinc Network since March 2022, where responsibilities include developing and implementing communication strategies focused on audience-oriented research in select countries. In addition to project management experience in the post-Soviet region, Jaroslava serves as a researcher for the Arena Programme at Johns Hopkins University, contributing to various significant studies. Academic roles at the University of Birmingham include Teaching Fellow and Teaching Associate for the undergraduate module on Russian Politics, alongside previous teaching positions and research assistant roles. Educational qualifications comprise a PhD in Russian and East European Studies from the University of Birmingham, and advanced degrees in European Politics and Political Theory from the University of Oxford and LSE, respectively, along with a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Sapienza Università di Roma.