Daniela is an Associate Lecturer of Systematic Theology at AC. She has recently completed her PhD, which articulates a unique intersection between systematic pneumatology and animal studies.
Daniela's academic memberships extend to the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, the Australasian Animal Studies Association, A Rocha Australia and more recently with the Pentecostal World Fellowship Creation Care Task Force. Outside academia, she is a member of the Warrnambool Environment and Sustainability Advisory Committee, contributing to local environmental discussions and sustainable community initiatives.
Daniela's published research centres on the connection between animals and theology, aiming to address anthropocentrism within the theological discourse.
Daniela is driven by a desire to make a positive difference in the lives of animals as she contributes to a more inclusive theological dialogue. Recognising that religious worldviews significantly impact how we engage with, and assign moral weight to, our actions within the natural world, she seeks to influence these perspectives both within her Pentecostal faith tradition and through ecumenical and inter-faith dialogue. Her goal is to inspire shifts in thinking that lead to proactive, tangible changes\u2014especially in the ways we value and care for animals.
Daniela is a member of the Pentecostal Studies, Ecotheology and Sustainable Development and Theology and Society research clusters.
PhD (Alphacrucis University College)
Dissertation Title Theological Foundations for a Pneumatology of Animals 2025
M.A. (Theology) (Alphacrucis University College)
Dissertation Title 'Animal Glossolalia- Towards a Pentecostal Theology of Animals.' 2020
B.A. (Biblical Studies) (Harvest Bible College) 2006
Animal Theology
Eco-Theology
Pneumatology
Pentecostal Theology
Systematic Theology
Key Interlocutors that inform my research include J\u00fcrgen Moltmann, Andrew Linzey, David Clough, Frank Macchia, Amos Yong, Denis Edwards, Elizabeth Johnson, Celia-Deane Drummond, AJ Swoboda, Richard Bauckham and Christopher Southgate.