Lecturer in Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management
Academic Qualifications:
PhD in International Tourism Management (City University of Macau, China)
MSc in Finance (University of Plymouth, UK)
MSc in Hospitality Management (Florida International University, USA)
MA in Education (Hunan Normal University, China)
BA in Chinese Language & Literature (Hunan Normal University, China)
Research interests:
Sustainable Tourism/Hospitality, Consumer Behavior, Sustainability and Business Performance
Grants contracts:
1. A project entitled “Wind farm tourism development in China”, principal investigator, 100,000RMB (£11,500), funded by China Ministry of Education Social Science Research Scheme 2012.
2. A project entitled "The role of tourism development in urbanization in Europe", principal investigator, 80,000RMB (£9,200) (a sub-project of mega project "Studies on the course of rural urbanization in Europe"), funded by China Ministry of Education Social Science Research Scheme 2014.
3. A project entitled "A study on teaching at Chinese international collaborative programs in Tourism and Hospitality Management", co-investigator, 10,000RMB (£1,150), funded by Tianjin Education Research Scheme 2011.
4. A project entitled "A study on Tianjin rural consumption", co-investigator, 10,000RMB (£1,150), funded by Tianjin Social Science Research Scheme 2009.
5. A project entitled "International Tourism Development in Tianjin", co-investigator, 10,000RMB (£1,150), funded by Tianjin Education Research Scheme 2006.
FHEA (Fellow of Higher Education Academy), UK
Member of Institute of Hospitality, UK
CMA (Certified Management Accountant) -The Institute of Certified Management Accountants, USA
CHE (Certified Hospitality Educator) - American Hotel & Lodging Association, USA
CAP (Certificate of Accounting Professionals), China
CHAE (Certified Hospitality Accountant Executive) - Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals, USA
CHIA (Certificate of Hotel Industry Analytics) - American Hotel & Lodging Association, USA
External Evaluator, The Malta Further and Higher Education Authority, Malta
Guest Editor, Sustainability, MDPI
Current doctoral students:
- Fa Wang, International Postgraduate Taught Students' Employability (2nd Supervisor)
- Jingyu Wu, Tourism and Hospitality Undergraduate Students' Employablity (2nd Supervisor)
- Tonari Arikepar, International Student Experience in UK Higher Education ( 3rd Supervisor)
Undergraduate level:
STO6008/ECN6009 Researching for Business
STO6005HK Business Consultancy
PBS6000HK Honours Project
THE6004HK Hospitality Dynamics
THE5001 Event Strategies, Planning and Design
THE5001HK Event Strategies, Planning and Design
THE5009 Marketing, Delivering and Evaluating Event Projects
THE5013/6003 Creative Industries and Tourism: A Global Perspective
THE6003HK Creative Industries and Tourism: A Global Perspective
PUSL2007 Event Planning and Strategy
PUSL3103 Event Innovation
MAR322HK Research Skills for International Business
THE4001 Introduction to Events Management
DBS1011 Data Analytics and Business Decision
ABF103 Accounting
Postgraduate level:
DBA702HK Advanced Quantitative Research Methods for Doctoral Study
THM7001 Trends and Revenue Management in Hospitality
THM7001HK Trends and Revenue Management in Hospitality
PBS7000HK Capstone Project
MAL7026 Capstone Project