Postdoctoral Fellow, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute
Dr. Aspasia Pastra has been appointed as a Postdoctoral Fellow & Maritime Policy Analyst at the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute in Sweden. Before joining the BUGWRIGHT2 team as Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Pastra worked as Research Associate at WMU, involved in various Transport Canada and European Union funded state-of-the-art regulatory development projects. Prior to joining WMU, she worked in Greek shipping companies/organizations for two decades as an internal auditor and maritime researcher. She has also participated in the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) and Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the IMO as part of the Greek delegation. She holds a B.Sc. degree in Public Administration from the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences in Athens and an MBA from Cardiff University in the UK. She was also granted a scholarship from HELMEPA, in memory of the ship-owner George P. Livanos, for the World Maritime University in Sweden. After obtaining her MSc in Maritime Administration, Dr. Pastra received a PhD in Corporate Governance from Brunel University in London. Her expertise lies in maritime policy and governance, ocean technology, environmental management and shipping management.