PhD in Maritime Affairs, Maritime Administration, WMU (Sweden)
MSc in Maritime Management, Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden)
MSc in Maritime Law, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, University of Oslo (Norway)
Dr. Adriana Avila-Zúñiga Nordfjeld is an Associate Professor in Defence Systems at the Swedish Defence University. She is a lawyer and Attorney at Law, holding a Ph.D degree in Maritime Affairs with a specialization in Maritime Administration: Maritime safety and security & risk management, from the World Maritime University. She also did post-doctoral research at the Moulin University Lyon 3, France. In addition, she holds a Licentiate Degree (Eng. Scs) in Shipping from the Univer University of Mexico. She also has a Master of Science Degree in Maritime Management, specializing in Shipping and Marine Technology and risk management, from Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden). Adriana also has a Master of Laws degree in Maritime Law from the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law at the University of Oslo (Norway). She is a member of the Board of experts of the George C. Marshall, European Center for Security Studies, and part of the alumni from the Stockton Center of International Law, Center of Naval Warfare Studies, from the US Naval War College, where she conducted research within maritime operational law and maritime security in 2024.
Dr. Nordfjeld is also a member of the Scientific Board of the International Journal American Yearbook of International Law (AYIL), published by the Center of European and International Justice.
Ms. Nordfjeld has more than 20 years of experience in the maritime industry/domain, producing high-quality research in the maritime realm. Between 2008 and 2015 she worked at Statistics Norway, responsible for developing and analyzing price and cost indices for international and domestic maritime transport. Befor that, she held several managerial positions related to maritime logistics. Her expertise revolves around risk management and maritime safety. During data collection for the doctoral research, she witnessed several situations at different institutions from the maritime sector where women were mistreated and working under verbal and physical violence. These sad experiences made her work harder towards establishing the Women's International Shipping & Trading Association, Chapter Mexico (WISTA MEXICO), which has as its main objective, the empowerment of women in the maritime, port, and naval sectors. Adriana Avila Zúñiga Nordfjeld is the founding President of WISTA Mexico, which was officially launched on November 4, 2019.
Dr. Adriana Avila-Zúñiga Nordfjeld is an Associate Professor in Defence Systems at the Swedish Defence University. She is a lawyer and Attorney at Law, holding a Ph.D degree in Maritime Affairs with a specialization in Maritime Administration: Maritime safety and security & risk management, from the World Maritime University. She also did post-doctoral research at the Moulin University Lyon 3, France. In addition, she holds a Licentiate Degree (Eng. Scs) in Shipping from the Univer University of Mexico. She also has a Master of Science Degree in Maritime Management, specializing in Shipping and Marine Technology and risk management, from Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden). Adriana also has a Master of Laws degree in Maritime Law from the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law at the University of Oslo (Norway). She is a member of the Board of experts of the George C. Marshall, European Center for Security Studies, and part of the alumni from the Stockton Center of International Law, Center of Naval Warfare Studies, from the US Naval War College, where she conducted research within maritime operational law and maritime security in 2024.
Dr. Nordfjeld is also a member of the Scientific Board of the International Journal American Yearbook of International Law (AYIL), published by the Center of European and International Justice.
Ms. Nordfjeld has more than 20 years of experience in the maritime industry/domain, producing high-quality research in the maritime realm. Between 2008 and 2015 she worked at Statistics Norway, responsible for developing and analyzing price and cost indices for international and domestic maritime transport. Befor that, she held several managerial positions related to maritime logistics. Her expertise revolves around risk management and maritime safety. During data collection for the doctoral research, she witnessed several situations at different institutions from the maritime sector where women were mistreated and working under verbal and physical violence. These sad experiences made her work harder towards establishing the Women's International Shipping & Trading Association, Chapter Mexico (WISTA MEXICO), which has as its main objective, the empowerment of women in the maritime, port, and naval sectors. Adriana Avila Zúñiga Nordfjeld is the founding President of WISTA Mexico, which was officially launched on November 4, 2019.
