Zuzana Olsinova completed her Hons and MSc degrees in Public Sociology at Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, participating in internships at Pontis Foundation and OZ Navrat during her studies. She cooperated with ETP Slovakia and the inhabitants of Stara Lubovna-Podsadek for her Honours Dissertation, exploring community relationships through Participatory Action Research. Her Masters Thesis used participatory methodology with Slovak feminist groups. For three years she helped administer the Gender Justice & Violence module at Queen Margaret University Edinburgh. She mainly focuses on gender studies although she is also interested in social movements and homelessness.