International Research Mobility
2023.05.01 – 2023.07.31
International Collaborative Research Meetings and Invited Lectures at:
University of Applied Management - Adventure Campus Treutchlingen
West Coast University of Applied Sciences
Munich University of Applied Sciences
Conference Presentation and Workshop Facilitation at the:
10th International Adventure Conference
2014.11.01 - 2015.05.30
Doctoral Dissertation Fieldwork
Coastal and Central Otago and Nelson regions of the
South Island of Aotearoa | New Zealand.
Participant observation as a volunteer farm labourer at 15 organic
farms, completed over 30 key informant interviews, and maintained a reflexive autoethnographic field journal.
International Doctoral Student:
Department of Tourism, Commerce Division
University of Otago (New Zealand)
Invited Lecture 2012
2012.10.09
Invited Lecture on:
Designing Mixed Methods Research to Provide Insight into Effective Environmental Communication with Recreational Divers and Dive Tourists
Centre for Environmental Education
University of Minnesota Duluth (USA)
Thesis Fieldwork 2007
2007.04.01 – 2007.05.15
Honours Thesis Fieldwork, Yap and Chuuk State
(Federated States of Micronesia), and Koror (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.
Undergraduate Student
School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism
Lakehead University (Canada)