Career Summary
Biography
Shea Calvin is a PhD candidate (Leisure and Tourism) and Casual Academic in the field of Tourism and Marketing at the University of Newcastle. Shea currently teaches Leisure Behaviour and Organisation (LEIS1000) and Foundations of Marketing (MKTG1001), and is involved in various other courses across the Marketing and Tourism Discipline.
Shea is a proud Birpai Worimi woman, and is passionate about empowering Aboriginal host communities within tourism, and collaborating with Aboriginal peoples within tourism research to ensure Aboriginal voices are not only heard, but prioritised.
Shea's previous research into visitor behaviour at contested sites in her Honours thesis on the closure of the Uluru climb, has paved the way for her PhD research, exploring Indigenous tourism in Australia more broadly. Her PhD thesis, 'Hear Our Voices: The Role of Indigenous Host Communities in Sustainable Cultural Tourism', utilises a mixed-method research design, and adopts an Indigenist, de-colonial research lens in exploring Aboriginal connections to place, and narratives associated with place, in relation to Awabakal Country. Further, this thesis intends to perform an experiment to examine the influence of these Aboriginal perspectives of place on non-Indigenous perceptions of Awabakal Country as a tourism destination.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Business (Honours) with Honours Class 1, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Business, University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Cultural Tourism
- Indigenous Tourism
- Sustainable Tourism
- Tourism Management
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
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| 350803 | Tourism management | 40 |
| 350806 | Tourist behaviour and visitor experience | 30 |
| 450526 | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tourism | 30 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
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| Casual Academic | University of Newcastle Newcastle Business School Australia |
Professional appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|---|
| 9/10/2020 - | Research Assistant | Newcastle Business School | University of Newcastle | Australia Australia |
Awards
Award
| Year | Award |
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| 2023 |
College Excellence Commendation for Teaching and Learning (Sessional) College of Human and Social Futures | University of Newcastle |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Journal article (2 outputs)
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| 2024 |
Calvin S, Young T, Hook M, 'Between a rock and a hard place: Gazing upon Uluru', Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights, 5 100128-100128 (2024)
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| 2024 |
Calvin S, Young T, Hook M, Nielsen N, Wilson E, 'Are our voices now heard? Reflections on Indigenous tourism research', Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 59 81-85 (2024) [C1] More than a decade ago, Nielsen and Wilson (2012) developed the ¿Critical Typology of Indigenous Tourism Research¿ in this very publication, the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism... [more] More than a decade ago, Nielsen and Wilson (2012) developed the ¿Critical Typology of Indigenous Tourism Research¿ in this very publication, the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management. They argued that Indigenous voices are rarely heard in tourism research that is dominated by White, western academics. Critical tourism scholars are still echoing this sentiment today, calling attention to the need for Indigenous tourism research to be led by Indigenous peoples. This research commentary rethinks and reframes the typology, presenting an Indigenised model, the ¿Spectrum of Indigenous Engagement¿. This contemporary model presents four approaches: blind, superficial, collaborative and Indigenist, illustrated by recent examples of Indigenous tourism research. The paper draws attention to scholars who are effectively implementing innovation and inclusive methods of Indigenous engagement, and identifies barriers to the widespread adoption of Indigenist research approaches. Above all, this paper seeks to provoke increased reflexivity and critical dialogue within the Indigenous tourism research community.
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Conference (1 outputs)
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| 2021 |
Calvin S, Young T, Hook M, 'Between a rock and a hard place: Tourism and contested sites', Online (2021)
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Miss Shea Calvin
Position
Casual Academic
Newcastle Business School
College of Human and Social Futures
Contact Details
| shea.calvin@newcastle.edu.au |