Current PhD Research

I examine how Indigenous tourism experiences affect visitor understanding, and how visitor feedback can be interpreted without reducing Indigenous places, cultures, and communities to market approval

Working Papers

Emotional Authenticity in Indigenous Tourism
Examines how visitors experience authenticity in Indigenous tourism, with attention to emotion, prior expectations, personal meaning, and the social conditions that influence how authenticity is interpreted.

Indigenous Tourism as a Credence Experience
Examines why visitors may not be able to verify cultural legitimacy, community approval, or host authority even after participating in an Indigenous tourism experience.

Trust, Discomfort, and Visitor Responsibility in Indigenous Tourism
Uses survey data to examine how trust and respectful learning conditions relate to visitor reflection and responsibility.

What Are Visitors Responsible For?
A mixed-methods project comparing guide, operator, and visitor perspectives on responsibility in Indigenous tourism.