Zoe has over 15 years’ experience as a social worker working across child protection, trauma, domestic and family violence, and forced migration. Since 2020, she has been supporting community development initiatives in the Rohingya community. Most significant of which is the formation of the Australian Rohingya Women’s Development Organisation (ARWDO).  Her recent PhD in Social Science at UNSW titled ‘Experiences of Statelessness and Refugee Protection: Exploring the ‘Rohingya Life’ in Sydney Australia’, was a participatory action research project with the Rohingya community and considered the lived experience of statelessness and temporary refugee protection, and issues of internalised oppression. Zoe applies a practice orientated and feminist philosophy to research incorporating participatory action principles and non-traditional methods of engagement such as arts-based, movement based and community building initiatives. Her current research focuses on extreme vulnerability and violence of displaced communities in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia.