Tamar has a BA in Political Science and Philosophy from Clark University and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Administration at Tbilisi State University and the German University of Administrative Sciences in Speyer. As a part of her BA curriculum, she spent a semester studying Peace and Conflict Resolution at American University.

Prior to joining CRRC as a Junior Fellow, Tamar worked as a researcher at Transparency International Georgia, where her main projects included National Integrity System assessment and Open Budget Survey.

Her research interests include conflict transformation, identity issues, and nationalism studies.