Dr Elena Perez-Alvaro

Dr Elena Perez-Alvaro an Associate Professor at the Master of Cultural and Natural Heritage Management at UNIR University, Spain and a Research Associate at Nelson Mandela University, South Africa. Dr Perez-Alvaro is an Expert Member of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee for the Underwater Cultural Heritage, the ICOMOS International Committee of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and the ICOMOS Sustainable Development Working Group. She is also part of the working group on the underwater cultural heritage of Blue Shield. Her main research is a holistic multidisciplinary study creating links between aspects of heritage, identity, and society. She has been awarded many research scholarships, including the Marie-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship.