TTRA Annual International Conference

Alana Dillette, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at San Diego State University as well as the Co-Director for Tourism RESET, a research initiative focused on race, ethnicity and social equity in tourism. Originally from the... Read More →

As a faculty member in the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management at NC State University Dr. Whitney Knollenberg’s research focuses on helping tourism industry leaders communicate the value of tourism and develop tourism in a way that maximizes its positive impacts... Read More →

Joelle Soulard, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on the roles of travel experiences in fostering transformation, inclusivity, well-being, social change, and activism... Read More →

Carla Barbieri is a Professor in Sustainable Tourism (North Carolina State University, USA) where she leads the “Agritourism & Societal Wellbeing” lab. She investigates the economic, socio-cultural, and environmental impacts of agritourism at the farm household and society levels... Read More →

Jeongeun Park, Ph.D., examines how participating in cultural practices contributes to ethnic minority communities and people. Her overarching research goal is to promote community-based tourism development for equity and benefit sharing environment among diverse stakeholders.

Dr. Li-Hsin Chen obtained her Ph.D. degree from Clemson University; is an Assistant Professor and the Former Program Director of The International Master’s Program of Tourism and Hospitality (IMTH) at National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism (NKUHT). She is the winner... Read More →

I am Chujun Wang. I was born and grew up in China. I majored in Japanese studies at Xi'an International Studies University and received my bachelor’s degree in 2016. I went to Hokkaido Bunkyo University, Japan as an exchange student in 2015 and received my master’s degree from... Read More →

Prof. Serena Volo is Associate Professor of Tourism Marketing at the Faculty of Economics and Management of the Free University of Bozen (Italy). Her international publications focus on consumer behavior in tourism, experiences and emotions in tourism, destination image, big data... Read More →

B. Bynum Boley is an Associate Professor of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (PRTM) within the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia. His research focuses on sustainable tourism development and how the unique natural and cultural resources... Read More →

Kelly Bricker, PhD is Professor, Director of HAITC at Arizona State University. She completed her Ph.D. with the Penn State University, where she specialized in sustainable tourism and natural resources management. She has applied research experience in ecotourism, protected area... Read More →

Bruno Ferreira Ph.D., is an assistant professor of tourism development and management at the Hainan University-Arizona State University International Tourism College (HAITC) in Haikou, Hainan Province, China. His research is centered around the intersection of tourism, entrepreneurship... Read More →

Nancy Gard McGehee, PhD is Professor and Co-editor of the Journal of Travel Research, the 2021 top-ranked impact factor journal in the area of tourism and Pamplin elite journal.  Her research focus is rural tourism development at both the domestic and international levels. She has... Read More →

Dr Gyan Nyaupane is Associate Dean of Research and Professor in the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions at Arizona State University, USA. He is also affiliated with the Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation as a Senior Global Futures Scientist. He has... Read More →