Sophie von Russdorf is a PhD candidate at the University of Groningen. She also holds an MA in Development Economics and International Studies from the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg and a BSc in Global Business Management from the University of Augsburg.

Sophie has previously worked for Young Lives as a Research Analyst. Her PhD research currently focuses on the impacts of large-scale shocks on human capital development over the life course and the implications for public policy in relation to resilience and recovery efforts.