The ARTRC are proud to support the following students in their post graduate studies.
Kim
Adams
Kim completed her undergraduate degree in the Tourism and Hospitality
School of Southern Cross University in 2002 and was awarded
the Barry Poole Memorial Prize for best academic performance.
She then completed her Honours Degree in knowledge management
in regional tourism and was awarded Honours First Class.
Kim has since worked as a research assistant on a range of
projects within the then Centre for Regional Tourism Research,
mainly concentrating on Visitor Information Centres. She
was also a member of the Regional Gateway Team which was established
to enhance engagement between the university, the community
and the wider region. This team was the recipient of the Vice-Chancellors
Award for Excellence and Achievement in 2003 for its efforts
in furthering the university's strategic priorities.
Her studies and research led to the presentation of a Southern
Cross University Medal in 2004 which culminated in an Australian
Postgraduate Scholarship as well as a Sustainable Tourism CRC
Scholarship to complete her PhD. Kim is currently concentrating
on her doctoral research which extends her previous research
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Kay Dimmock
Kay Dimmock has a Bachelor of Business in Tourism (Hons), a
Graduate Diploma in Further Education and Training and a Masters
in Education. She has been teaching and researching at the School
of Tourism and Hospitality Management for 7 years with responsibilities
including teaching on all units in the School's management stream
at undergratuate and masters level.
Kay has been working with undergraduate students on Tourism
and Hospitality Research and Analysis for the past 4 years.
Kay has been involved with many of the School's commercial programs
in various capacities including acting as Academic Co-ordinator
for the CPD in Club management, being involved with international
programs in India and Thailand and delivering a 3 day General
Management workshop in Fiji in 1999.
She has an interest in tourism at regional and local levels
and has been involved with researching demand for community
events for the Lismore City Counciul Festival and Events Strategy,
and assisting regions to establish their tourism profile working
with Glen Innes and Severn Shires to develop their tourism strategies.
Kay has published in a range of areas including managing tourism
operations, strategic management, tourism education and international
tourism trends. She is currently studying for her PhD.
kay.dimmock@scu.edu.au
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Deborah Gale
Deb is completing her PhD studies through a joint scholarship
with the ST CRC and SCU School of Tourism and Hospitality Management.
Entitiled ‘Public Sector Initiatives for Indigenous Tourism
Businesses’, this project see’s Deb working closely
with the ARTRC and DITR. Her research aims to identify factors
that facilitate the sustainable development of Indigenous owned
small to medium tourism enterprises. As the literature so far
has generally been written from a non-Indigenous point of view,
the research will be looking at Indigenous tourism with a strong
Indigenous perspective using a multiple case study approach
and incorporating Indigenist research principles. The research
will also explore barriers preventing sustainability and the
relationships between the various business structures that Indigenous
STMEs in Australia use and the sustainability of the enterprise.
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Matt Lamont
Matt Lamont is a PhD candidate at Southern Cross University’s
School of Tourism and Hospitality Management. He holds
a Bachelor of Sport Tourism Management and a Bachelor of Business
in Tourism Management with Honours, both from SCU. Matt
achieved first class Honours in 2005 for his research into small
and medium business sponsorship of regional sport tourism events
and was subsequently awarded an Australian Postgraduate Award
scholarship and supplementary scholarship from the Sustainable
Tourism Cooperative Research Centre to undertake a PhD.
His doctoral research is investigating the needs and motivations
of bicycle tourists in regional Australia. The outcomes
of the project aim to equip tourism marketers and policy-makers
with an enhanced knowledge of the demand side of the Australian
bicycle tourism market. This may aid regional areas in
developing appropriate products and marketing strategies to
capitalise on this growing niche in the tourism industry.
Away from work, Matt is a competitive triathlete and as such
his research interests are heavily geared toward active forms
of tourism. These include event sponsorship and marketing, sport
tourism, and adventure tourism.
m.lamont.10@scu.edu.au
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Joanne Mackellar
Joanne Mackellar is a PhD student at Southern Cross University,
Australia, where she has worked as a lecturer and researcher
for the past 5 years. Having recently gained her Master of Business,
Jo has current research interests in tourism and event planning,
and the study of audience development. Her previous experience
in tourism industries extends over 20 years and includes consultancy
work for local government as well as positions in government
tourism offices and international corporations.
jo.mackellar@scu.edu.au
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Noah Nielsen
Noah is currently engaged in a PhD research project examining
regional Aboriginal tourism planning. This research is based
in the Central Western Region of NSW around the centres of Bourke,
Brewarrina, Walgett, Goodooga, Lightening Ridge, Coonamble and
Coonabarabran. Noah has been conducting tourism research and
planning activities since graduating from James Cook University
's Bachelor of Administration (Tourism Hons) in 1995.
He has considerable experience in working with tourism associations,
government bodies, Aboriginal-communities and non-Aboriginal
communities to develop strategic tourism plans, conducting research
as well as facilitating participatory evaluations. Throughout
his work, Noah promotes the benefits of forming strong partnerships
between and within communities, businesses and tourism organisations.
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Gabrielle Russell-Mundine
Gabrielle Russell is currently undertaking a PhD in the Sustainable
Development of Small to Medium Aboriginal Owned Tourism Enterprises
in the Bundjalung Region. She has a background in not for profit
enterprises as well as in the private sector. Her research interests
include: Community enterprise development; Indigenous tourism;
poverty reduction through enterprise development and culturally
appropriate research methodologies. Gabrielle has an MBA (Macq.)
and a BA (UNSW).
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Marg
Tiyce
Margaret has been an academic in the School of Tourism and
Hospitality Management since 1998. She's tutored and lectured
in research, tourism planning, special interest tourism, tourism
studies and event management.
Margaret's research activities are in the areas of regional
tourism development, tourists experiences, tourism impacts,
sustainable tourism enterprises and events management. Before
coming to academia, Margaret worked widely in tourism and hospitality,
education and community development. Since graduating from Southern
Cross University's Bachelor of Business (Tourism) with Ist Class
Honours in 2001, Margaret has worked closely with communities,
government bodies, tourism associations, regional event organizers
and other tourism planners to facilitate efficient and sustainable
outcomes for enterprises and communities.
Margaret is currently completing a PhD assisted by APA and
CRC scholarships. Her PhD research explores the experiences
of long term independent travellers in Australia and seeks to
provide a greater understanding of the experiences long term
travelers seek and the meanings these experiences have in their
lives.
margaret.tiyce@scu.edu.au
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Duncan
Dean B.Bus (Tourism)
Duncan is currently undertaking a Masters by research paper,
due by end of 2006. It is titled: The Business Ready Program
for Indigenous Tourism (BRPIT) in Australia: Genesis, development
and implementation. The aim of the project is to examine the
genesis, development and implementation of the Business Ready
Program for Indigenous Tourism in Australia as developed by
the Department of Industry Tourism and Resources. This project,
in conjunction with a PhD project by SCU post graduate researcher
Deborah Gale, will provide Indigenous tourism business stakeholders
across Australia with a greater understanding of the reasons
for success and failure within their specific industry sector.
Some recent projects include:
- ATSIC funded handbook on how to get elected as local government
councillor
- National Impact Assessment of the ATSIC Business Development
Program
- Papunya Community Strategic Plan 2001 - 2005
- Papunya and Kintore ATSIC 2001 funding submissions
- Yilli Rreung Regional Council Homelands Policy and Plan
- Jabiru Regional Council Homelands Policy and Plan
- Indigenous Housing Association Inc. Building Team Feasibility
Study
- Ecotourism and sustainable forestry at Vanapa River Rainforest
PNG
- Central Queensland ATSIC Regional Council Homelands Policy
and Plan
- Remote Community ICT Solutions for the Northern Territory
Government
- Regional Plan for the Wangka Wilurrara Regional Council
- South Australia
duncand@bigpond.com
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