Natascha is a Lecturer in Crisis Management & Counterterrorism at the University of Lincoln and is a member of the University's Defence and Security Engagement Group. Natascha builds connections between academia and the military, the defence industry, and the Greater Lincolnshire Regional Defence and Security Cluster, training national and international organisations through the University's short courses, such as the Help-to-Grow Government scheme and diverse management programmes. With over a decade’s service in the German Air Force, Natascha specialised in Airbus Multi-Role-Transport-Tanker (MRTT) operations within the Executive Transport Wing of the Ministry of Defence covering cargo logistics, MedEvac, humanitarian aid, and air-to-air refuelling within NATO.