ABOUT ME
I am a tourism and cultural geographer with keen interests in outbound Chinese tourism, theme park development in Asia, dark tourism and carceral geographies of refugee camps in Europe and Asia. Based in Sun Yat-sen University's School of Tourism Management since 2019, I am currently seeking to develop studies in gastronomic and heritage tourism in China's Greater Bay Area.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Outbound Chinese Tourism
The travels and experiences of Chinese tourists.
EDUCATION
Theming and Theme Parks in Asia
The processes of theming in everyday life and the role of theme parks in our contemporary lives.
2008-2011
University of Waikato
Doctor of Philosophy (Tourism Management)
Dark tourism, Refugee Camps and Carceral Geographies
Issue of representation and control in spaces of difficult pasts and constrained freedoms.
Heritage, Labour and/in Cultural Tourism
Peoples who work in cultural and tourism tourism.
2002 - 2004
National University of Singapore
Masters of Social Science (Research, Geography)
1999 - 2002
National University of Singapore
Bachelor of Social Science (Hons, Geography)