Maima Koro is the Pacific Research Fellow and academic co-lead of the Regional Perspectives research collaboration, between the Adelaide University with Pacific partners funded by the Defence, Science and Technology Group. The program focuses on the security challenges facing the Pacific Islands and examines how Australia pursues its security in the region and beyond. She is also pursuing PhD studies, focusing on the intersection of security and development in Pacific communities. She has a particular interest in whole of country processes and grounded research theory approaches.  Her research interests include: Pacific security, geopolitics and development.

Hailing from Tokelau and Samoa, Maima has over 20 years of international development experience in the Pacific at national and regional levels. She has presented on Pacific regional security issues and policies on various strategic forums. She has also taught on the Pacific's strategic priorities and policies as a Visiting Fellow to the Australian College of Defence. She has working experiences of Bougainville, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Fiji, Nauru, Niue, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.