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Sustainable Tourism CRC Completed PhD Students
STCRC fund PhD research in fields including tourism management; environmental science; engineering and design; information and communication technology; and economics. The STCRC Career Development program assists students in identifying career opportunities within their field as well as improving students ability to communicate their research and identify avenues for commercialisation of their research.
The future researchers in Sustainable Tourism are listed below:
2009 Cornelia Voigt Theo Tae-Ryang Koo Matthew Barnes Amanda Ayling Matt Lamont Joanne Mackellar Niki Macionis Kelly Cassidy Ivy Chow Jim Curtis Kevin Filo |
| 2007 Aggie Wegner Topic: Relationships with many facets: Unpackaging the interactions between protected area managers and commercial tour operators What next: Aggie is currently working as a research fellow on an STCRC project investigating stakeholders’ perceptions regarding protected area tourism partnerships. She is also working on a project proposal for the implementation of the recommendations of her PhD and as such working on funding applications. Completion Report Giuseppe Marzano Topic: Sustainability at sub-destination level: a branding approach What next: Giuseppe is awaiting the examiner’s reports and currently working as a Lecturer at The University of Queensland, School of Tourism Pallavi Mandke Topic: Managing Tourism for Urban Poverty Reduction What next: Pallavi is awaiting the outcome of examiner’s reports and looking forward to working as a consultant with international tourism development organisations. Graeme Worboys Topic: Evaluation subjects and methods required to manage protected areas What next: Graeme is working as a freelance protected area management consultant (Jagumba Consulting Pty Ltd). Completion Report Peter Sherwood Topic: A Triple Bottom Line Evaluation of the Impact of Special Events: The Development of Indicators What next: Peter is currently employed as an Evaluation Officer, Economic Policy and Planning, Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development. Completion Report Raymond de Silva Topic: Investigating social and systemic perceptions of 21st century transformations towards sustainable tourism: The case of the Ningaloo Coast What next: Ray plans to work with development organizations to plan, implement and improve programmes of sustainability especially in developing regions. Completion Report Petra Glover Topic: Using scenario planning to identify potential impacts of socio-demographic change on aspects of domestic tourism demand in Queensland in 2021 What next: Petra is now a lecturer in the Graduate Tourism Program at Monash University, and is involved in a STCRC Victorian Network project. Completion Report Kate Rodger Topic: Tourism and the Natural Sciences: Bringing them together. What next: Kate is currently employed as a Research Fellow in the School of Environmental Science at Murdoch University. Her main research interests include the environmental and social impacts of human-wildlife interactions, identifying and minimising visitor impacts and linking the sociology of science with recreation in natural areas. Completion Report Glen Hornby Topic: Co-operative destination marketing on the Internet What next: Glen continues in a full time academic position as a Lecturer in the Department of Tourism, Leisure, Hotel and Sport Management at Griffith University. Completion Report Emma Wong Topic: A Model of Intergovernmental Collaboration in Tourism among ASEAN Nations What next: Emma plans to continue her career as a researcher or policy analyst in Australia, Asia, or Europe. Completion Report Kaye Walker Topic: The role of interpretation in sustainable tourism: A qualitative approach to understanding passenger experiences on Expedition Cruises What next: Kaye has been coordinating, writing and submitting a number of collaborative research grant applications (eg. CERF, AusAID, Endeavour) which will facilitate the further application and progression of the findings and outcomes of her PhD. Kaye has explored the application of this research such as its implications in helping climate-change threatened Asia-Pacific communities in developing alternative tourism options through the development of their communication and interpretive skills with other nations in the region and the growing network between aid agencies and tourism operators. So while awaiting the outcome of funding applications she is open to consulting opportunities, has been writing a new syllabus for Master of Tourism subjects for JCU and been asked to be an Expedition Leader with one of Australia’s Expedition Cruise companies. Completion Report |