Fields of Research

Tourism
Australian history
Social and cultural anthropology
Architectural heritage and conservation
Other history, heritage and archaeology
Tourism policy
Tourism resource appraisal
Social change
Architecture
Screen and media culture
Impacts of tourism
Historical studies
Biography
Social theory
Tourism marketing
Other Indigenous studies

Research Objectives

Socio-cultural issues in tourism
Heritage
Understanding Australia's past
Other environmental management
Tourism services
Conserving the historic environment
Pacific Peoples community services
Other commercial services and tourism
The media
Tourism infrastructure development
Citizenship and national identity
Conserving collections and movable cultural heritage
Rehabilitation or conservation of marine environments

Career Best Publications

Authenticity in Cultural Heritage Management and Tourism; Historic Environment
Blue Lagoons and Coconut Palms: The Creation of a Tropical Idyll in Australia; Australian Journal of Anthropology
Identifying Social Values in Archival Sources: Change, Continuity and Invention in Tourist Experiences of the Great Barrier Reef; The Changing Coast
Real to reel reef: space, place, and film at the Great Barrier Reef; Placing the Moving Image
Sense Matters: Aesthetic Values of the Great Barrier Reef; International Journal of Heritage Studies
Sensing Place, Consuming Space: Changing Visitor Experiences of the Great Barrier Reef; Tourism Consumption and Representation: Narratives of Place and Self
Tourists Riding Turtles; Australian Zoologists
Turtle Riding on the Great Barrier Reef; Society in Animals

Research Publications

Authenticity in Cultural Heritage Management and Tourism; Historic Environment
Bibliography of Tasmanian Travel
Blue Lagoons and Coconut Palms: The Creation of a Tropical Idyll in Australia; Australian Journal of Anthropology
Essential Australia: Towards a Thematic Framework for the Interpretation of Cultural Heritage in Tourism
Identifying Social Values in Archival Sources: Change, Continuity and Invention in Tourist Experiences of the Great Barrier Reef; The Changing Coast
Introduction: Current Directions in Australian Anthropologies of the Environment; The Australian Journal of Anthropology
Living memory and the interpretation of heritage: Developing a multimedia interactive to record and store personal stories for use in heritage interpretation and research
No D-Generation
Object Lessons: Archaeology and Heritage in Australia
Real to reel reef: Space, place and film at the Great Barrier Reef; Placing the Moving Image
Real to reel reef: space, place, and film at the Great Barrier Reef; Placing the Moving Image
Sense Matters: Aesthetic Values of the Great Barrier Reef; International Journal of Heritage Studies
Sensing Place, Consuming Space: Changing Visitor Experiences of the Great Barrier Reef; Tourism Consumption and Representation: Narratives of Place and Self
The End Crowns the Labour: Interpretation at Brickendon
Tourists Riding Turtles; Australian Zoologists
Turtle Riding on the Great Barrier Reef; Society in Animals

Research Projects

'The End Crowns the Labour': Interpretation at 'Brickendon'; CRC for Sustainable Tourism Pty Ltd (CRCT)
Assessing Cultural Heritage Tourism Development Strategies; CRC for Sustainable Tourism Pty Ltd (CRCT)
Bibliography of Tasmanian Travel; Department of Education Tasmania (DET)
Crossroads in Tasmanian Heritage and Tourism; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Cultural Heritage Tourism Research Strategy Meeting; CRC for Sustainable Tourism Pty Ltd (CRCT)
Effects of Forestry Tasmania Tourism Developments on Visitor Perceptions ; CRC for Sustainable Tourism Pty Ltd (CRCT)
Henry Lamond: Pastoralist, Islander, Writer: Shaping a New Queensland History; State Library of Queensland (SLQ)
Innovation in Heritage Tourism Interpretation ; CRC for Sustainable Tourism Pty Ltd (CRCT)
Living Memory and the Interpretation of Heritage; CRC for Sustainable Tourism Pty Ltd (CRCT)
Successful and Unsuccessful Characteristics of Cultural Heritage Tourism Operations; CRC for Sustainable Tourism Pty Ltd (CRCT)
Thematic Framework for the Interpretation of Cultural Heritage in Tourism; CRC for Sustainable Tourism Pty Ltd (CRCT)
Analysis of historic Great Barrier Reef film
Conference Presentation United Kingdom
CRC Reef Travel Award - UK
Crossroads Conference Presentation, Finland
Cultural Heritage of the GBRWHA
International Littoral Conference
Tourism and Photography Conference

Research Candidate Supervision

Accidentally Tourism- Symmetry and Object Lessons from an Urban Design Laboratory
Innovation at Heritage Tourist Attractions
The Effects of Forestry Tasmania Tourism Developments on Visitor Perceptions.