is a PhD candidate in Sport Sciences at Malmö University (Sweden, 2020–present) with a strong academic and research background in sports, politics, and global studies. She holds an M.Sc. (Political Sciences) and B.A. (Global Political Studies) from Malmö University, plus exchange experience at Kyung-Hee University (South Korea) and La Trobe University (Australia).
As a Graduate Researcher (2020–2025) and visiting researcher at Queen’s University (Canada, 2023), her work focuses on football talent construction, data-driven talent development, and discourse analysis. She has 2 peer-reviewed publications (e.g., in Sport in Society, International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching), 3 forthcoming papers, and has presented at elite events like the ISSA World Congress (Canada) and ECSS Paris (France).
Monsees also teaches 4 undergraduate/graduate courses (e.g., Gender and Sport, Scientific Research Methods) at Malmö University, holds leadership roles on 3 university boards (as Doctoral Representative), and has received scholarships including Erasmus+ (22,000 SEK) and Crafoord (19,000 SEK). She is multilingual (German native; English/Swedish C1; reading comprehension in 3 more languages).