Serena is Senior Lecturer in International Development and Economics at the University of Westminster's School of Organisations, Economy and Society. Before joining the University of Westminster, she held a post-doctoral position at the University of Oxford's Department for International Development and obtained her PhD from the University of Manchester. She has also held research and technical advisory roles with a number of international development organisations including UNU-WIDER and the World Food Programme.
Serena is co-Research Lead for the Westminster Development Policy Network.