Minhee is a Lecturer in Tourism and Events Management at Plymouth Business School. Her research focuses on sustainable tourism development, with particular interests in stakeholder collaboration, community resilience, and tourism policy. Her work explores how stakeholder relationships, including social capital and trust, shape collaboration and contribute to more sustainable and resilient tourism development.

She holds a PhD in Tourism and Hospitality Research from the University of Surrey, where her doctoral research examined stakeholder collaboration in sustainable tourism development, with a particular focus on the role of social capital and trust. She also holds an MSc in International Events Management from the University of Surrey, where her research explored risk communication and risk management in the event industry, and BAs in Psychology and English Language and Literature from Chungbuk National University in South Korea.

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

• Sustainable Tourism Development and Management
• Ethical Consumption in Tourism and Events
• Business, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Tourism and Events
• Crisis and Risk Management in Tourism and Events
• Tourism Impacts and Society
• Research Methods
• Festival and Event Management

Prior to her academic career, Minhee gained professional experience in the tourism and events sectors across public, private, and non-governmental organisations. Her professional background includes roles at the Bank of Korea and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), providing a practitioner perspective that complements her academic expertise in tourism and events management.