Erin Harris is a former Research Associate at the Lowy Institute, working in both the Digital program and the Diplomacy and Public Opinion program. She is currently completing both a Masters of International Relations and a Masters of Development Studies in International Development at the University of New South Wales. Her research interests include gender, development and the Pacific.

Erin also has a Bachelor Design (Visual Communication) (Hons), and a Bachelor of International Studies from the University of Technology, Sydney. Prior to joining Lowy, Erin has over 10 years of experience in various fields of digital communications and design in Australia and the Middle East, and has worked as a DFAT Youth Ambassador in the Pacific.