About me

My current research project focuses on exploring approaches to integrate transformative learning and reciprocity into study abroad programs. I have also conducted research into philosophical and pedagogical issues in Australian post-secondary tourism education, focusing on the similarities and differences between the Higher Education (HE) and Vocational Education and Training (VET) sectors, and the examination of digital game-based learning (DGBL) as a pedagogical tool for sustainable tourism education.

Awards

Best Paper Award, ASEAN Tourism Research Association Conference (ATRAC)
Prince of Songkla University (Thailand, Songkhla) - PSU, 2018
New Colombo Plan (NCP) Mobility Grant, Sustainable Tourism Development: Asian Study Tour, $33,000
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia, Canberra) - DFAT, 2022
New Colombo Plan (NCP) Mobility Grant, Language Immersion into Regenerative Tourism: Japanese Study Tour, $44,000
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia, Canberra) - DFAT, 2025

Organisational Affiliations

Associate Lecturer Social Sciences, School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Murdoch University

School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Murdoch University

Education

Tourism
2014–2016, Master of Philosophy(MPhil), Murdoch University (Australia, Perth)

Thesis Title: The raison d’être of tourism education: Ontological, epistemological and ideological comparison between the Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training Tourism Programs in Australia

Tourism
2011–2012, Postgraduate Diploma, Murdoch University (Australia, Perth)
Business Administration
2004–2008, Bachelor of Business Administration(BBA), Kyoto Sangyo University (Japan, Kyoto)