Zoe Roberts

Profile summary

My current role is Programme Leader for BSc (Hons) International Tourism Management and BA (Hons) Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management.

I have been a lecturer at the University of Plymouth since 2021. Currently, I lecture at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in a broad range of subjects including, but not limited to, the impacts of tourism, destination marketing and management, creative industries and crime and sustainable tourism.

Additionally, I supervise a number of undergraduate and MSc students in a range of subjects including sustainable tourism in island destinations, food tourism and wildlife tourism.

Professional memberships

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Member of the Tourism Management Institute (MTMI)

Teaching interests

I currently teach on a range of tourism modules for the BSc (Hons) International Tourism Management and MSc Tourism and Hospitality Management within Plymouth Business School.

Undergraduate level:

Tourism Impacts and Society
Destination Planning and Management
Creative Industries
Crime and Sustainable Tourism

Postgraduate level:

Sustainable Destination Development and Disaster and Crisis Management in Tourism and Hospitality

In addition to my teaching role, I am also a supervisor to a number of final year Honours Project and Masters disseration students from the University of Plymouth, NSBM Sri Lanka and Capstone Projects from HKU Space.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):