Dr Theresa Meki is a Pacific Research Fellow with the Department of Pacific Affairs, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs.

Her research focuses on women’s presence and vote share in Papua New Guinea’s election history. She is interested in elections and women’s political representation in Melanesia more broadly. Her PhD research explored women’s political participation in Papua New Guinea’s 2017 national election from a gendered perspective.

Prior to commencing her candidature with DPA in 2015, Theresa worked as a field producer and research assistant for the DFAT funded Pawa Meri film project, a partnership between the Victoria University, Melbourne and the University of Goroka in Papua New Guinea.