Frances Kitt is a former Research Associate in the International Security and East Asia Programs at the Lowy Institute, where she had a focus on foreign policy, politics, and geoeconomics in China and Korea. Frances gained professional experience working in North Korea on cultural affairs and in London at Asia House, holds a Master of Philosophy in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Cambridge, and studied on scholarships at Seoul National University, National Cheng Kung University, and Beijing Normal University.