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Paolo Mura

Associate Professor, Assistant Dean for Research and Outreach (ADRO)
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  • PhD, 2009, University of Otago, New Zealand

  • Graduate Diploma in Tourism, 2005, University of Otago, New Zealand

  • Bachelor’s Degree (Laurea) in Economics and Commerce, 2004, University ‘G. D’Annunzio’, Italy

  • Tourism, gender, art, subcultures, qualitative inquiry.

  • Assistant Dean for Research and Outreach. College of Communication and Media Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2021-present)

  • Associate Professor, College of Communication and Media Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2019-present)

  • Associate Professor, Faculty of Hospitality, Food and Leisure Management, Taylor’s University, Malaysia (2017-2018)

  • Head, Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism, Hospitality & Food Studies (CRiT), Taylor’s University, Malaysia (2017-2018)

  • Programme Director, Postgraduate programmes (PhD and masters), Faculty of Hospitality, Food and Leisure Management, Taylor’s University, Malaysia (2013-2018)

  • Senior Lecturer, School of Hospitality, Tourism & Culinary Arts, Taylor’s University, Malaysia (2011-2017)

  • Lecturer, School of Hospitality, Tourism & Culinary Arts, Taylor’s University, Malaysia (2010-2011)

  • Contract Lecturer, Department of Tourism, University of Otago, New Zealand (2007-2008)

  • Tutor, Department of Tourism, University of Otago, New Zealand (2006)

  • Head of the Scientific Committee for the 7th Asia-Euro Conference 2018, 14-17 Nov. Manila, The Philippines.

  • Co-Chair of the 6th Asia-Euro Conference 2016, 10-12 Nov. Gwalior, India.

  • Co-organizer of the 21st Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA) Conference, 14-17 May 2015, Taylor’s University, Malaysia.

  • Co-chair of the 12th ApacCHRIE Conference, 21-24 May 2014, Taylor’s University, Malaysia.

  • Consultant for DCI-ASIE/21662 Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Capacity Development Programme (ESRT), a project sponsored by the European Union (2013)

  • Co-chair of the BEST EN Think Tank XIII ‘Engaging Communities in Sustainable Tourism Development’ in conjunction with the 12th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students’ Research in Tourism, 23-29 June 2013, Taylor’s University, Malaysia.

  • Deputy-Chair of the 4th Asia-Euro Conference 2012, 28Nov.- 1 Dec. 2012, Taylor’s University, Malaysia.

  • Editorial Board Member of Journal of Vacation Marketing (Q1, SSCI Journal), 2017-present

  • Editorial Board Member of Current Issues in Tourism (Q1, SSCI Journal), 2015-present

  • Editorial Board Member of Current Issues in Asian Tourism (Q1, SSCI Journal), 2015-present

  • Editorial Board Member of Tourism Recreation Research (Q1, ESCI Journal) 2017-present

  • Editorial Board Member (Former Associate Editor & Classic Book Review Editor) of the Annals of Leisure Research (Q1, ESCI Journal), 2016-present

  • Editorial Board Member of Tourism Management Perspectives (Q1, SSCI Journal), 2017-present

  • Editorial Board (Former Editor-in-Chief) of Asia-Pacific Journal of Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism (Scopus), 2012-present

  • Associate Editor of ATNA – Journal of Tourism Studies, 2020-present

  • Committee Member of the BEST Education Network (an international consortium of educators committed to furthering the development and dissemination of knowledge in the field of sustainable tourism), 2013-present

  • Member of Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA), 2019-present

  • Mura, P. & Wijesinghe, S. N. (2021). ‘Critical Theories in Tourism – A Systematic Literature Review’. Tourism Geographies https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2021.1925733

  • Wijesinghe, S. N., Mura, P., & Tavakoli, R. (2020). ‘A Postcolonial Feminist Analysis of Official Tourism Representations of Sri Lanka on Instagram.’ Tourism Management Perspectives https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2020.100756

  • Mura, P. (2020). ‘Ethnodrama and ethnotheatre in tourism’. Current Issues in Tourism, https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2020.1746746

  • Wilson, E., Mura, P., Sharif, S. P., & Wijesinghe, S. N. (2020). ‘Beyond the third moment? Mapping the state of qualitative tourism research’. Current Issues in Tourism DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2019.1568971

  • Pahlevan Sharif, S. P., Mura, P. & Wijesinghe, S. N. (2019). ‘Qualitative online research in tourism – a systematic review of the literature’. Tourism Review

  • Tan, K. K. H. and Mura, P. (2019). ‘“Exotic Colonialism” in the Age of the Asian Traveler’. Tourism Analysis, vol. 24, no. 2, 243-248

  • Pahlevan Sharif, S. P., Mura, P. & Wijesinghe, S. N. (2019). ‘A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews in Tourism’. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2019.04.001

  • Mura, P. & Wijesinghe, S. N. R. (2019). ‘Behind the Research Beliefs and Practices of Asian Tourism Scholars in Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand’. Tourism Management Perspectives DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2019.03.009

  • Pahlevan Sharif, S. and Mura, P. (2019). ‘Narratives on Facebook: the impact of user-generated content on visiting attitudes, visiting intention and perceptions of destination risk’. Information Technology and Tourism DOI: 10.1007/s40558-019-00140-7

  • Mura, P. and Kok Leong Yuen (2019). ‘“Turning rebellion into money” – An ethnography on Malaysian punk mobilities and tourism’. Tourism Management DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2018.10.026

  • 2020. Received “Exceptional” Rating in Annual Evaluation 2020, Zayed University, UAE.

  • 2015. Excellence in Research & Innovation, President’s Award, Taylor’s University. Awarded by the President and Vice-Chancellor of Taylor’s University. The citation for the award outlined the scholarly production and research-related activities at both national and international levels. [Competitively awarded from a pool of about 1,000 academicians]

  • 2014. Best Paper Award received at the 24th Annual Conference of the Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE), 10-13 Feb, Brisbane, Australia for the paper entitled 'Spirituality and Tourism Impacts: The Ayahuasca Experience'. Co-authored with Prayag, G., Hall, M. and Fontaine, J.

  • 2006. University of Otago Postgraduate Scholarship (NZ$ 60,000 + tuition fees for 3 years) [Competitively awarded]

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  • COM 504 – Cross Cultural Communication