University of Canterbury, NZ

APECS Executive Committee - President

APECS New Zealand

Originally hailing from the eastern part of Germany, Daniela has completed a BSc in Management in Germany, an MSc in Environment and Development at the University of Manchester, and recently a PhD in Antarctic Studies at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. It was during her studies in Manchester that she developed a keen interest in Antarctic environmental issues. Consequently, she decided to focus her energies on analysing the effectiveness of the regulatory regime for Antarctic tourism in the course of her doctoral research. She spent six weeks as a lecturer on an ice-strengthened cruise ship visiting the Antarctic Peninsula and the Falkland Islands last season.

Aside from her research, Daniela dedicates a lot of her time to education and outreach activities – she is involved in the New Zealand and German Youth Steering Committees and in the New Zealand effort to coordinate Antarctic-related outreach projects. Moreover, she tries to encourage cooperation and transparency within the Polar social sciences through the Social Sciences and Humanities Antarctic Research Exchange (SHARE).