Dr Elena Perez-Alvaro is a Lecturer in Cultural and Natural Heritage at UNIR University, Spain, and a Research Associate at Nelson Mandela University, South Africa. She is also an Expert Member of the ICOMOS International Committee on the Underwater Cultural Heritage, an Expert Member of the ICOMOS International Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage, and part of the ICOMOS Sustainable Development Goals Working Group. Dr Perez-Alvaro is also Chair of the Underwater Heritage Working Group of UK Blue Shield. Her main research is a holistic multidisciplinary study creating links between aspects of heritage, identity, and society, and the past, present, and the future. She is the author of several articles in specialized journals and books in diverse fields. She has also published with Routledge the monograph Underwater Cultural Heritage: Ethical Concepts and Practical Challenges.
