Daniela is a social scientist with a background in environmental management, Antarctic politics and tourism research. Her research interests include the governance of human activity in polar environments and the complexities of Antarctic values. She is currently involved in collaborative research on the topics of Antarctic futures, Antarctic gateway cities, Antarctic heritage, the use and provision of polar environmental forecasts, and Antarctic science-policy interactions.
She co-supervises Natasha Gardiner’s PhD as part of her responsibilities within the Science Policy Interface Expert Group.