Naomi DALE

Naomi is a Professor of Management and Associate Dean Curriculum & Students in the Faculty of Business, Government and Law at the University of Canberra. Naomi has been teaching and researching in the Tourism Discipline at UC since 2006. She was the recipient of an Australian Post Graduate Award scholarship and her Ph.D. investigated destination choice by school excursion groups in Australia. She is CEO of the Canberra Region Tourism Industry Council (CRTIC), coordinator of the Visitor Research Forum and an Executive member of the Australian Tourism Industry Council (ATIC), the Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) and the ACT Branch of Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA). Naomi’s research is concerned with Learning and Engagement in Tourism. This incorporates research in the specific areas of educational tourism, policy impacts of curriculum, and visitor research at cultural institutions and national capital attractions. It also captures emerging research interests in the application of social media, and strategies for engagement through e-platforms (in teaching, tourism, and events). Other key areas are around consumer behaviour and marketing.