Current Doctoral Candidates
Emily Pitts (PhD): Social capital and career progression in mountain leadership.
Athena Barbas-Marcroft (PhD): Atitudes of airline consumers towards sustainable aviation.
Nafisa Suliman (DBA): Impact of value chain governance of a tourism cluster on its stakeholders: a case study from Oman.
Nayla Shamas (DBA): Skills gap in SMEs.
Doctoral Completions
Harriet Wingfield (PhD): An investigation of the relationship between cycling tourists and wellbeing.
*If you are interested in undertaking a doctorate in any aspect of outdoor recreation and adventure tourism, for example, the experiences and behaviours of participants, inclusive and sustainable outdoor recreation and adventure tourism, decent work and employment issues within the sector, media/marketing, and adventure management and operations, please get in touch. I am happy to discuss any ideas you have.
Examination of Doctoral Research
Deepali Brahmbhatt (PhD, education tourists), Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
Chris Webber (PhD, military veterans and behavioural change), Leeds Beckett University, UK.
Tanja Bilić (DBA, sport governance in Croatia), Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
Bart Bloem Herraiz (PhD, LGBTQ+ and outdoor adventure recreation), University of Vic, Spain.
*I have experience examining PhDs and DBAs across outdoor recreation, adventure tourism, sport, and management subjects. Please get in touch if you would like me to be an examiner for your doctorate.
Teaching Interests and Expertise
- Research methods (from undergraduate to doctoral level)
- Research project and dissertation
- Consultancy project
- Outdoor recreation, adventure tourism, tourism and sport concerning:
- Equality diversity and inclusivity
- Consumer/participant behaviour, motivations, attitudes, and barriers
- Well-being
- Entrepreneurship, employment, and workforce issues
- Governance, leadership, and management
- Strategic management
- Marketing
