International Research Mobility
2025.03.17 – 2025.04.06
Research Meetings, Data Collection
and Invited Lectures
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The Hydrocut Trails
(Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada)
Lakehead University
School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism
(Thunder Bay, Canada)
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Postdoctoral Researcher
Business School, Tourism Business
UEF Water Research Community
University of Eastern Finland
(Joensuu, Finland)
2024.03.01 – 2024.03.24
Research Meetings, Data Collection
and Invited Lectures
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The Hydrocut Trails
(Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada)
Prescott Russell Recreational Trail
(United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Canada)
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Lakehead University
School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism
(Thunder Bay, Canada)
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Postdoctoral Researcher
Business School, Tourism Business
UEF Water Research Community
University of Eastern Finland
(Joensuu, Finland)
2023.05.01 –
2023.08.31
Academic Research Meetings
and Invited Lectures
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University of Applied Management - Adventure Campus Treutchlingen
West Coast University of Applied Sciences
Munich University of Applied Sciences
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Conference Presentation and Workshop Facilitation
10th International Adventure Conference
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Industry Research Meetings
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Outdooractive GmbH
& Co. KG
Visiting Scholar
2014.11.01 – 2015.05.30
Doctoral Dissertation Fieldwork
Coastal and Central Otago and Nelson regions of the
South Island of
Aotearoa | New Zealand.
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Participant observation as a volunteer farm labourer at 15 organic farms, completed over 30 key
informant interviews, and maintained a reflexive autoethnographic field journal.
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Doctoral Student
Department of Tourism
Commerce Division
University of Otago
(Dunedin, New Zealand)
Invited Lecture
Fall 2012
2012.10.09
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Invited Lecture
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Centre for Environmental Education
University of Minnesota Duluth (USA)
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Designing Mixed Methods Research to Provide Insight into Effective Environmental Communication with Recreational Divers and Dive Tourists
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Lecturer
School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism
Lakehead University
(Canada)
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Thesis Fieldwork
Spring 2007
2007.04.01 – 2007.05.15
Honours Thesis Fieldwork
Yap and Chuuk State
(Federated States of Micronesia),
andKoror (Republic of Palau)
Participant observation fieldwork expedition to the North Pacific. Completed over 50 research dives observing SCUBA diver behaviour and impact on marine ecosystems, completed Diver Operator and Dive Master Interviews, and observed pre-dive briefings.
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Undergraduate Student
School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism
Lakehead University
(Canada)