College of Humanities and Social Sciences staff

Contact details +6469519359

Dr Dee McDonald

Senior Lecturer

School of People, Environment and Planning

My research areas include:

Socio-politics of biosecurity

Agricultural assemblages, biosecurity and the ethics of care

Aotearoa's biosecurity system, inlcuding legislative and regulatory frameworks

Biodiversity, value and pest control

Resilience thinking

Science and Technology Studies (STS), particularly material semiotics and actor-network theory (ANT).

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Aotearoa New Zealand biosecurity systems and legislation

Actor-network theory

Agricultural assemblages

Biosecurity, including conservation management

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Environment Policy (160507):
Law (180100): Law And Legal Studies (180000): Law not elsewhere classified (180199):
Policy and Administration (160500): Policy and Administration not elsewhere classified (160599): Sociology (160800): Sociology and Social Studies of Science and Technology (160808): Studies In Human Society (160000)

Keywords

Aotearoa New Zealand biosecurity systems and legislation

Actor-network theory

Agricultural assemblages

Biosecurity, including conservation management

Consultancy and Languages

Consultancy

  • April 2025-May 2025 - Pacific Biosecurity Limited
    Consultant for Nature-based Solutions Project

Languages

  • English
    Last used: Everyday
    Spoken ability: Excellent
    Written ability: Excellent
  • Te Reo Māori
    Last used: Every day
    Spoken ability: Needs work
    Written ability: Average

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