Seama Mowri completed her PhD in International development studies at Utrecht University. Her PhD was supported by the NWO-WOTRO grant (EQUIMOB project) focusing on women's safety in public transport infrastructures of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Mowri specializes in ethnographic and qualitative research. Her research interests are gender, sexual and reproductive health and rights, changing gender relationships, the problematic framing of women empowerment and how that intersects with gender roles and development. She earned her Bachelors in Economics from the University of Toronto, and is a Certified Professional in Project Management (PMP).

Prior to her appointment at Utrecht University, Mowri worked in programme implementation for EU funded development projects in Bangladesh. She has also served as a Senior Research Coordinator at BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, working on projects related to sexual and reproductive health and rights for adolescents. She enjoys using visual storytelling to translate research for the broader audience.