Neesham got her BA from Bucherest Toula Nicolocopoulos, her PhD from the Department of Philosophy, University of Melbourne and is a poet. She has also taught applied philosophy, public policy, critical thinking and problem solving at the University of Melbourne and Monash University. She has research interests in social and political philosophy, applied logic, creative thinking, public policy, international business ethics and the philosophy of organisational management. She also read her poetry at festivals such as the Emerging Writers Festival 2006.