Danielle is a Criminologist with expertise in wildlife crime, law and enforcement, animal welfare, and marine wildlife tourism, with a particular focus on human impacts on wildlife and endangered species.
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Member of Centre for Access to Justice & Inclusion (CAJI)
Danielle completed both a BA (Hons) Criminology and an MA Criminology at Anglia Ruskin University and is currently undertaking a PhD within the Faculty of Business and Law. Her doctoral research examines the law and enforcement surrounding the protection of hawksbill turtles, alongside wider interests in wildlife crime and animal welfare.
Alongside doctoral studies, Danielle has worked in higher education for almost five years, progressing from Associate Lecturer to a range of part-time and full-time lecturing roles. Experience also includes the role of youth worker on the Trusted Adult Scheme over the last 3 years.
Danielle's research focuses on wildlife crime, wildlife law and enforcement, and animal welfare, with particular attention to the protection of endangered species. Current work also explores marine wildlife tourism through a green criminological lens, examining the harms that can arise from human interactions with wildlife, including within legal tourism activities.
Danielle currently teaches on the following modules:
September 2026 – Attended opening of ‘Animal Welfare Evidence centre’ in partnership with RSPCA, Four Paws Animal Welfare Worldwide, Compassion in World Farming, Humane World for Animals.
July 2026 - presented research at Nottingham Trent British Society of Criminology around marine wildlife tourism titled ‘A critical analysis of marine wildlife and the impacts Leisure consumption’.