Natalie has earned a master's degree in Political Science at the University of Oslo, as well as a BA Political Science and a BA Economics from NTNU. She was employed as a Research Assistant at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) from January 2017 to December 2019.

A revised version of her bachelor's thesis in Political Science titled "Are Politics or Markets the Key to Gender Equality in the Labor Market? The Effects of Political Rights and Market Liberalization on Women’s Economic Rights, 1981-2011" is published in the Norwegian Political Science Association’s journal Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift.