Edinburgh Napier University

Tourism & Intercultural Business Communications 

• Professor Anna Leask (Tourism) 
  
• Professor Paul Barron (Hospitality & Tourism) 
  
• Professor Jane Ali-Knight (Festivals & Events) 
• Professor Constantia Anastasiadou (Tourism) 
• Dr Craig Wight (Tourism) 
• Dr Pavlos Arvanitis (Tourism) 
  
• Dr Martin Robertson (Festivals & Events) 
  
• Dr Louise Todd (Festivals & Events/Tourism) 
  
• Dr Phiona Stanley (Intercultural Communications) 
  
• Dr Sarah Snell (Festivals & Events)
  
• Dr Ross Tinsley (Tourism) 
  
• Dr Mabel Victoria (Intercultural Communications) 
  
• Dr Gesthemani Moysidou (Hospitality)
  
• Dr Kelsy Hejjas (Tourism) 
• Dr Angela Chu (Tourism)
• Dr Ellis Urquhart (Tourism) 
• Dr David Jarman (Festivals & Events) 
• Dr Alexandra Witte (Tourism)
• Dr Afiya Holder (Tourism) 
• Dr Sibylle Ratz (Intercultural Communications)

Doctoral Students & Graduates

• Shemroy Roberts 
• Benedetta Piccio (TRC Social Media Lead)
• Christopher Barnes
• Homa Rahimi
• Mahendrran Selvaduray
• Jack Hansen
• Judith Spaargaren
• Hendrik Lattekamp
• Teges Ratna Ayu Ningrum

Wider Business School and University 

• Professor Anne Schwan (SACI*)
• Professor Lis Neubeck (SHSC**) 
• Dr Jamie Thompson (Marketing) 
  
• Dr Ashleigh Logan-McFarlane (Marketing)
  
• Dr Elaine Mercer-Jones (Marketing) 
  
• Dr Kirstie Jamieson (SACI)
  
• Dr Sam Vettesse (SACI)
  
• Dr Haftor Medboe (SACI)
  
• Dr Tom Flint (SACI)
  
• Professor Geraint Florida-James (SAS***)
  
• Dr Stephen Smith (SHSC)
  
• Dr Paul Hutton (SHSC)

*SACI = School of Arts and Creative Industries  

**SHSC = School of Health and Social Care

***SAS = School of Applied Sciences 

Visiting Academics  

• Professor Alan Fyall, University Central Florida, USA
• Professor Hazel Tucker, University of Otago, New Zealand
• Professor Brian King, Texas A&M University, USA 
• Professor Chris Kemp
• Professor Greg Richards
• Dr Judith Mair (Visiting Associate Professor)
• Kenneth Wardrop (Visiting Senior Fellow)
• Dr Ivana Rihova (Tourism Research Centre Associate) 
• Professor Christof Backhaus (Marketing)
• Dr Angelo Sciacca (Senior Visiting Fellow)
• Dr Alicia Orea-Giner (Visiting Associate Professor)
• Edinburgh Festival Directors 

External Collaborators 

• Professor Brian Garrod, Swansea University, Wales
  
• Dr Marcus Hansen, Liverpool John Moores University, England
  
• Professor Alan Gow, Heriot Watt University, Scotland
  
• Professor Kirsten Holmes, Curtin University, Australia
  
• Dr Elspeth Frew, La Trobe University, Australia
  
• Professor Alison McIntosh, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand 
• Josh Ryan Sachs, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
  
• Ruthanne Baxter, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
  
• Marc Crothall, Scottish Tourism Alliance
  
• Lesley Judge, Interface Edinburgh
  
• Aileen Lamb, Scottish Enterprise
• David Cochrane, MBE, Chief Executive, Hospitality Industry Trust Scotland 
• Professor Gary Kerr, Atlantic Technological University, Ireland
• Scottish Tourism Alliance
• TravelTech for Scotland
• Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions (ASVA)
• Tourism For All New Zealand Research Group at AUT

Industry Advisory Board

Our Tourism, Hospitality and Events Industry Advisory Board is made up of 15 industry professionals and alumni who will support us with input, advice, networking and fundraising opportunities, as well as placement and employment pathways. Learn more about each of their experience and expertise.