Karen graduated from University of Amsterdam in 2020 with a B.S. in Communication Science, and worked as a User Researcher for video games till 2022. Her research interests lie in the sex life of women in South-West China and the gender criticism and feminist theory of East-Asian video games and fan community. In her free time she enjoys playing video games, watching stand-up comedy and esports. Aside from all that, she is a sister of a Shiba Inu and a Maltese dog at home.