Dyah Ayu Kartika commenced her PhD studies in the Department of Political and Social Change, ANU Coral Bell School of Asia and Pacific Affairs, in February 2023. She worked as a researcher for the Center for the Study of Religion and Democracy-PUSAD Paramadina (2018-2020) and the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict-IPAC (2020-2023). She also took part as a fellow for New Mandala, an academic blog hosted by the Australian National University, to provide analysis on gender issues during Indonesia’s 2019 election. She completed previous degrees from the University of Indonesia (Bachelor of Psychology, cumlaude) and the Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University (MA in Development Studies).