Who We Are
Susana Elisa Pavlou, Director
Susana Elisa Pavlou holds a BA in Political Science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and an MSc in International Politics with an area concentration in the Middle East from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London University. She has previously worked as a project coordinator and student advisor at the Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM). Susana has held a central and key role at MIGS since 2005 and is currently Director of the Institute. Susana is a Member of the Advisory Committee for the Prevention and Combating of Family Violence, National Expert for the Network of Experts in Gender Equality, Social Inclusion, Health and Long-term Care (EGGSI), and National Expert at the EWL Observatory on Violence against Women. She is also serving a second term as Board Member of the European Women’s Lobby. Susana is more specifically interested towards issues of gender and social policy, and violence against women.
Email: susana@medinstgenderstudies.org
Anna Zobnina, Research Associate
Anna has studied English Literature in Russia at St-Petersburg state university. She consequently came to Cyprus with her family, where she completed a Hotel and Tourism Management diploma as well as an English Language and Literature BA at the University of Nicosia. After working at MIGS she has become increasingly interested in the issue of trafficking in women for sexual exploitation. Anna’s interests also include linguistics, discourse analysis, anthropology, intercultural and interpersonal communication, NGO work and of course her 2 daughters!
