Daniela Andrei

Daniela Andrei is an Associate Professor at Curtin University's School of Management and Marketing, affiliated with the Faculty of Business and Law. She coordinates large-scale applied research projects addressing workforce aging, safety, and employee wellbeing. Her work focuses on understanding forces shaping work experiences across the lifespan and their impacts on performance and safety. She is an Associate Investigator with CEPAR Stream 3 (Organisations and the Mature Workforce) and a member of Cost Action - LeverAGE.

Research interests include aging workforce management, safety culture in high-risk industries (e.g., maritime), and HR practices for age diversity. Her studies often involve collaborations with industry and government bodies like Safe Work Australia and the International Mining for Development Centre.

Her recent articles analyze interventions for aged care job demands, safety leadership behaviors, and maritime industry fatigue. Notable contributions include frameworks for 'Include, Individualize, Integrate' HR practices and meta-strategies for age-diverse workforces. She has advised on organizational metastrategies for managing younger and older workers, emphasizing inclusive design.

Labs/Teams: Active in CEPAR's benchmarking surveys of the Australian workforce and the Age in the Workplace research network. Engaged in cross-disciplinary projects linking occupational health, leadership, and sustainable work design.