Research candidates

Ada Sio

From Jackpot to Hotpot: Reimaging Macau as a Gastronomic Destination. Supervisors - Dr Liz Fredline and Dr Barry Fraser.

Affan Ud Din Ahmad

The role of local hospitality in creating memorable tourism experiences. Supervisors - Professor Charles Arcodia and Dr Margarida Abreu Novais.

Allah Wasaya

Norms, Tourist Personality and Tourist Behavior. Supervisors - Dr Aaron Hsiao, Dr Xin Jin and Professor Catherine Prentice.

Amir Abedini Koshksaray

Consumer adoption journey: Developing an integrated framework. Supervisors - Professor Francois Carrillat, Dr Mitchell Ross and Dr Sara Thaichon.

Anda Nugroho

Essay in tourism, inter-regional disparity, and regional development. Supervisors - A/P Tien Pham and Dr Jen-Je Su.

Andrey Pchelkin

A framework for emerging global urban destinations: Lessons from Southeast Queensland, Australia. Supervisors - Prof Gui Lohmann and Dr Bojana Spasojevic.

Biqiang (Bill) Liu

From Attention to Memorability: The Cognitive Appraisal in Memorable Tourist Experiences of VR tourism. Supervisors - Associate Professor Brent Moyle and Dr Anna Kralj.

Bruno Oliveira

Improving the Passenger Experience at Airports: The Role of Governance Models and Biosensor Technology. Supervisors - Professor Gui Lohmann and Dr Bojana Spasojevic.

Carlos Zardini

Implementation of elite parasport policies: How funding dependencies and institutional factors shape processes of policy implementation. Prof Simone Fullagar, Dr Millicent Kennelly and Prof Graham Cuskelly.

Danielle Logan-Fleming

International academic experience of implementing Interactive Oral Assessments: A multidisciplinary study. Supervisors - Associate Professor Popi Sotiriadou and Professor Leonie Lockstone-Binney.

David Coffey

Planning best practices informs the development of a SCUBA diving tourism attraction on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia? Supervisors - A/P Alexandra Coghlan, A/P Sarah Gardiner and Dr Aishath Shakeela.

Ehsan Zaeri

The impact of entrepreneurial and empowering leadership on frontline employee’s bricolage behaviour in the tourism and hospitality SMEs. Supervisors - Dr Julienne Senyard and Dr Yawei Jiang.

Emily Lu

The inclusive voyage: Empowering people with disabilities to thrive in the tourism and hospitality workforce. Supervisors - Professor Brent Moyle, Professor Sacha Reid and Dr Elaine Yang.

Eunbi Jo

Stakeholder Network of Urban Sharing in Tourism and Hospitality: The Case Study of Sharing Event Venue Business in South Korea. Supervisors - Dr Aaron Hsiao and Associate Professor Sacha Reid.

Hasnain Safdar Butt

Sport event image and intention to visit a destination: Hospitality and sponsor image as moderators. Supervisors - Professor Charles Arcodia and Dr Margarida Abreu Novais.

Jess Sanggyeong Je

The Effectiveness of Gender Equality Policies and Strategies in Tourism Organisations. Supervisors - A/Prof Catheryn Khoo and Dr Elaine Yang.

Jessica Booth

Decoding Value Co-Creation in the Digital Age: Understanding Luxurious Value Experiences to Global Sports Consumers. Supervisors - Dr Jiraporn Surachartkumtonkun, Dr Mitchel Ross and Associate Professor Park Thaichon.

Jingjing Xu

Beyond smile: The impacts of advanced technologies on hotel frontline employees’ emotional labour strategies. Supervisors - Dr Aaron Hsiao and Associate Professor Sacha Reid.

Johnnel Smith

Destination Marketing in Crisis: the resurgence of the cruise industry amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Supervisors - Prof Charles Arcodia and A/P Peter Woods.

Jovanie Tuguinay

Identifying Acquisition and Retention Strategies for Enhancing Market Share and Customer Loyalty – Repositioning Land-Based Casinos in Australia. Supervisors - Prof Scott Weaven, A/P Brent Moyle, and A/P Catherine Prentice.

Juan (Annie) Yang

Dark side co-creative tourism experience. Supervisors - A/P Brent Moyle and Dr Anna Kralj.

Kanchana Wickramasinghe

Economy-wide impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on tourism: A case study of Sri Lanka. Supervisors - Dr Athula Naranpanawa and Dr Shyama Ratnasiri.

Kean Chen

Constructing a social perspective on resource boom using the impacts of casino tourism development. Supervisors - Professor Brent Charles Arcodia, Dr Margarida Abreu Novais, Dr Truc Le.

Lakshi Senevirathna

Community Engagement as a Mechanism to Manage Host Community’s Perceived Event Impacts. Supervisors - Dr Xin (Cathy) Jin and Dr Ying Wang.

Lemeah Hendy

Reimagining cruise tourism in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic: Using sustainable messaging to rebuild Australian community sentiment towards the cruise industry. Supervisor - A/P Sarah Gardiner.

Liz Simmons

Recovery flight: Cabin crew health and well-being during and post- COVID19. Supervisors - Prof Gui Lohmann and A/P Brent Moyle.

Lu Chang

Tourism and Positive Ageing: Exploring the Role of Travel in the Wellbeing of Seniors. Supervisors – A/P Brent Moyle and Prof Karine Dupre.

Made Handijaya Dewantara

Parasocial Interaction in the Travel Vlog Ecosystem: Implications for Tourism Destination Marketing. Supervisors - Dr Xin (Cathy) Jin and A/P Sarah Gardiner.

Mark Ariki

Integrating indigenous knowledge, practices and values for sustainable and regenerative tourism development in small islands. Supervisors - Professor Susanne Becken and Professor Chris Flemming.

Marzieh Ghasemieshkaftaki

Built Environments and Subjective Wellbeing of Immigrant Students in Australia (Case Study: Iranian and Chinese Students at Griffith University). Supervisors - Prof Karine Dupre and Dr Ruwan Fernando.

Md Ruhul Amin Mollah

Sport Tourism Development: Functional level collaboration between National Tourism Organizations (NTOs) and National Sport Organizations (NSOs). Supervisors - Prof Graham Cuskelly and Dr Brad Hill.

Megan French

Planning for the future of travel and tourism in the Gulf region in accordance to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Supervisors - Professor Charles Arcodia and Dr Margarida Abreu Novais.

Mengni (Christine) Fu

Digital disruptors or allies? Understanding Generation Z’s engagement with RAISA technologies in hospitality service encounters. Supervisors - Professor Charles Arcodia and Dr Barry Fraser.

Michael Aswin Winardi

Emotional Intelligence (EI), Cultural Intelligence (CQ), and Conflict Management in the Hotel Industry. Supervisors - A/P Catherine Prentice and A/P Brent Moyle.

Michael Williamson

Developing esports in Australia: The interplay between consumer motivations and branding. Supervisors - A/P Kevin Filo, Dr Brooke Harris-Reeves and Dr Jason Doyle.

Mohsen Loghmani

Job crafting and volunteer experiences in the sport and recreational industry: A bottom-up perspective of job design. Supervisors - A/P Popi Sotiriadou and Dr Jason Doyle.

Mona Afshardoost

Weather and tourists' choices and behavioural intentions: Contributions from cognitive appraisal theory and construal level theory. Supervisors - Prof Gui Lohmann and Dr Bojana Spasojevic.

Ngoc (Nicole) Nguyen

Perceived authenticity of cultural heritage tourism experiences in augmented reality and virtual reality. Supervisors - Professor Charles Arcodia, Dr Margarida Abreu Novais, Dr Truc Le and Ryan Yung (external).

Olivier Oren

Has using digital media changed commensality in tourism and hospitality? Supervisors - Prof Charles Arcodia, Dr Margarida Abreu Novais and A/P Richard Robinson.

Pojing Jiang

Consumer travel product purchase behavior on e-commerce platform. Supervisors - Associate Professor Xin Jin and Dr Pang Bo.

Reiza Miftah Wirakusuma

Investigating complex adaptive system and the edge of chaos in a marine protected area destination. Does tourism improve sustainability? Supervisors - Associate Professor Alexandra Coghlan and Associate Professor Sarah Gardiner.

Rosalie Tan

Reflection on policies and implications of Women Tourism Entrepreneurs (WTEs): The cases of developed nation versus developing nation. Supervisors - A/P Leonie Lockstone-Binney, Dr Anna Kwek and A/P Catheryn Khoo.

Rubiana Lopes Cury

Environmental sustainability in Australian high-performance sport: understanding key drivers for the adoption of a green agenda. Supervisors - Dr Millicent Kennelly and A/Prof Michael Howes.

Simran Handa

Comparative analysis of accessibility for disabled consumers in the field of tourism between Tokyo and Gold Coast. Supervisors - Associate Professor Popi Sotiriadou and Dr Rawan Nimri.

Tiago Brant De Carvalho Falcao

Environmental Crisis and Nature-Related Sports: Can Surfing Promote Sustainability? Supervisors - A/P Kevin Filo, Dr Jason Doyle and Prof Gui Lohmann.

Tyrone Chen

Constructing tourism experiences in Australia’s urban laneways. Supervisors - Associate Professor Sarah Gardiner and Dr Margarida Abreu Novais.

Valerio Rodrigues de Souza Neto

A behavioural economics approach to examine the role of adverse weather on tourist behaviour. Supervisors - Prof Gui Lohmann and Prof Brent Moyle.

Vanessa Hunter

From Awe to Satisfaction: Peak Experiences and Discrete Emotions in Destination Tourism Marketing. Supervisors - Dr Gavin Northey, Associate Professor Sarah Gardiner and Professor Scott Weaven.

Vanessa Taveras Dalmau

Implementing regenerative development in visitor economies to benefit people and places. Supervisors - Professor Susanne Becken and Dr Ross Westoby.

Nguyen Ngoc An Nguyen (Vivian)

Employee resilience toward artificial intelligence and disruptive technologies in tourism and hospitality. Supervisors - Dr Anna Kralj and Dr Truc Le.

Xiao Xiao

Exploring the authenticity in creative souvenirs. Supervisors - Dr Anna Kwek and Dr Truc Le.

Yalu Liu

Developing Livelihood Resilience in Tourist Destinations. Supervisors - A/P Ying Wang and Prof Karine Dupre.

Yi Bian

In defence of ecological restoration as a natural climate solution for regenerative tourism in Aotearoa New Zealand. Supervisors - Professor James Higham, Professor Brendan Mackey and Professor Lisa Ellis (external supervisor)

Yi Yang

From second home to tourism enclave community: A multiscale heterogeneous spatial analysis. Supervisors - A/P Michelle Whitford and A/P Leonie Lockstone-Binney.

Yudha Eka Nugraha

Exploring dynamic capability of tourism micro firm for achieving sustainable business performance in Indonesia. Supervisors - Professor Sacha Reid, Dr Aaron Hsiao and Dr Yawei Jiang.

Yun (Victoria) Chen

Can Foodstagramming boost wellbeing? Assessing the role of self-expression and tie strength. Supervisors - Dr Xin (Cathy) Jin and A/P Sarah Gardiner.

Yunqing Liu

Exploring the Use of Emotional Labour in Managing Diverse Workforces in International Hotels and Resorts in Macau. Supervisors - Prof Leonie Lockstone-Binney, Dr Shane Barry and Dr Barry Fraser.

Zhuxian Li

Exploring children's learning experiences on family travel from a sociocultural perspective. Supervisors - Professor Charles Arcodia, Dr Elaine Yang and Dr Truc Le.