Natasha is an early-career social scientist with a background in psychology and sociology. Her research interests include Antarctic governance, Antarctic science-policy dialogues, and marine conservation in the Southern Ocean. Her PhD research is investigating the function of the Antarctic science-policy interface at both the national (New Zealand) and international (Antarctic Treaty System) levels. In particular, Natasha is interested in the drivers and barriers that contribute to 鈥榮uccessful鈥 and 鈥榰nsuccessful鈥 Antarctic science-policy interactions. She is using qualitative methods (interviews, surveys and focus groups) to address her research questions and is interrogating her data through a reflexive thematic analysis approach. Natasha is an advocate for transdisciplinary research approaches and seeks to engage with a broad range of experts, stakeholders, and knowledge systems through her work. Ultimately, she hopes to positively contribute towards the effectiveness of Antarctic science-policy interactions so that international decision-makers are able to responsibly and sustainably govern the region by taking precautionary actions on the basis of the best available knowledge.
Alongside her PhD, Natasha is a Policy Advisor for New Zealand's National Antarctic Programme,听. In this role, she contributes to New Zealand鈥檚 work towards the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP), which is the technical advisory body to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings. She also serves as a steering committee member of听, a Scientific Research Programme under the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR).
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Working thesis title
Exploring the Antarctic science-policy interface.
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Academic History
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Sociology, University of Otago
Postgraduate Certificate in Antarctic Studies, University of mini传媒
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Professional History
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Publications
Gardiner, N. B., Gilbert, N., Liggett, D., & Bode, M. (2024). Measuring the performance of Antarctic Treaty decision-making. Conservation Biology, e14349.
Gardiner, N. B., Gilbert, N., & Liggett, D. (2023). Taming a 鈥榝uzzy beast鈥? stakeholder perspectives on Antarctic science-policy knowledge exchange practices in New Zealand.听Plos one,听18(11),
Hughes, K., Santos, M., Caccavo, J., Chignell, S., Gardiner, N., Gilbert, N鈥 Terauds, A. (2022). Ant-ICON - 鈥Integrated Science to Inform Antarctic and Southern Ocean Conservation鈥: a new SCAR Scientific Research Programme.听Antarctic Science,听1-10.听
LaRue, M., Brooks, C., Wege, M., Salas, L., & Gardiner, N. (2022). High鈥恟esolution satellite imagery meets the challenge of monitoring remote marine protected areas in the Antarctic and beyond.听Conservation Letters, e12884.听听听
Gardiner, N., Gilbert, N., Liggett, D. 2022. New Zealand Antarctic Stakeholder Workshop 2022. ASP Report-004.听
Gardiner, N., Gilbert, N., Liggett, D. 2021. Connecting Antarctic Science and Policy Workshop 2021. ASP Report-003.听
Gardiner, N. B. (2020). Marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean: Is the Antarctic Treaty System ready to co-exist with a new United Nations instrument for areas beyond national jurisdiction?听Marine Policy, 122, 104212.听
Presentations
SAPEA Science for Policy Podcast :听
Life on Planet A:听
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