Biography and expertise

Biography

Erica is Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic Innovation) and Professor in Tourism at Southern Cross University. Her research areas include curriculum reform in Higher Education; women’s travel; sustainable tourism in protected and World Heritage areas; and qualitative and feminist methodologies.

Her work contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals

Source: Scopus

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Honours

Vice Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
Southern Cross University, 2012
Fellows Award for Contribution to Tourism Research and Teaching
Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education, 2013

Organisational affiliations

Faculty of Business, Law and Arts, Southern Cross University

Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic Innovation), Office of the PVC (Academic Innovation), Southern Cross University

Past affiliations

Research Assistant, Griffith University (Gold Coast)

Lecturer, University of South Australia (Australia, Adelaide)

Education

Tourism
BAdmin(Hons), James Cook University
Environmental Studies
GradDip, University of Adelaide
Griffith University
PhD
PhD
1999–2004, Griffith University

A Journey of Her Own: The Impact of Constraints on Women's Solo Travel