Recreation and Tourism's Faculty & Staff
The Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management is designed to take advantage of the experience and knowledge of both VIU faculty and that of WLO Members and other Visiting Scholars. As the program grows we will continue to add information about our Visiting Scholars and the growing network of professionals that will help to make your educational experience beyond compare.
Who are you looking for? Department Administrators: Research & Innovation Chairs: Full-Time Instructors:Visiting Scholars.
Recreation & Tourism Program Administration Team
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Joanne Schroeder
Office: B250 R336 Phone: (250) 753.3245 local 2832 email: Joanne.Schroeder@viu.ca |
Co-Chair Dept. Recreation & Tourism MA SLM Program Coordinator Diploma Student Advisor |
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Dan McDonald
Office: B250 R356 Phone: (250) 753.3245 local 2187 email: Dan.McDonald@viu.ca |
Co-Chair Dept. of Recreation & Tourism
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Shelley-Anne Gajda
Office: B250 R354 Phone: (250) 753.3245 local 2832 email: Shelley-Anne.Gajda@viu.ca
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Administrative Assistant Exit Requirement verification |
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Jane Kelly
Office: B255 R274 Email: Jane.Kelly@viu.ca |
Director, International Admissions
MA SLM Admissions Coordinator |
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Sharon Kelly
Office: B250 R334 Phone: (250) 753.3245 local 2832 email: Sharon.Kelly@viu.ca
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Bachelor of Tourism Management Advisor |
Recreation & Tourism's Innovation and Research Chairs
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Nicole Vaugeois, PhD (Michigan State), MA (World Leisure Centre of Excellence (Leeuwarden), BA International Leisure Studies (Leeuwarden), BA Recreation Administration (Alberta), Diploma Recreation Administration (Red Deer College).
Office: B250 R320A Phone: (250) 753.3245 local 2772 Email: Nicole.Vaugeois@viu.ca Web site: Nicole Vaugeois Blog: Rural Tourism Development
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BC Regional Innovation Chair in Tourism and Sustainable Rural Development
Through this position Nicole provides ongoing support to communities throughout BC to incorporate tourism into sustainable development goals.
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Nicole has a strong track record in research in the areas of rural tourism development, sustainability, innovation and behaviour change, community development and economic development. Her input is solicited by policy makers at the regional, provincial and national level with respect to her research expertise, and she maintains active involvement with professional associations such as World Leisure, the Travel and Tourism Research Association, the Canadian Rural Research Network.
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Grant Murray, PhD (Michigan), Masters of Environmental Management (Duke), BA (Tufts), BSc (Tufts).
Office: B305 R460 Phone: (250) 740-6549 Email: Grant.Murray@viu.ca
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Canada Research Chair in Coastal Resource Management.
Through this position Grant continues his interdisciplinary research that involves a combination of elements from both natural and social sciences, and has focused on historical and current marine resource usage patterns in locations around the world.
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Recreation & Tourism's Full-Time Teaching Faculty
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Rick Rollins, PhD (Washington), MA Recreation & Park Management (Oregon), BA Anthropology (Victoria), BSc General (Alberta).
Office: B250 R364 Phone: (250) 753.3245 local 2413 email: Rick.Rollins@viu.ca
Project web sites: Protected Areas & Poverty Reduction
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Rick's research and teaching focuses on nature based tourism and recreation. His projects and publications deal with parks and protected areas, marine conservation, ecotourism development and tour guiding. Internationally, Rick is involved in projects in Ghana, Tanzania, and Thailand. He is a board member with the Science and the Management of Protected Areas Association. |
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Ken Hammer, PhD (Minnesota), MA Mangement & Leadership of Recreation Services (Bringham Young), BA Adminidration and Leadership of Recreation Services (Alberta)
Office: B250 R330 Phone: (250) 753.3245 local 2732 email: Ken.Hammer@viu.ca
Project web sites: Protected Areas & Poverty Reduction
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Ken's scholarly interests include: the scholarship of teaching and learning; international development; corporate social responsibility and leadership.
Specific projects include: Community Leadership – An Exploratory Study; Rotary Leadership – An Exploratory Study; Leadership BC – Is it working?; Designing a Conference for Maximum Learning; Development work in Ghana; The cross-cultural classroom; Protected Areas and Poverty Reduction; International field schools and Internships |
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Dave Robinson, PhD (Victoria), MA Education/Sport Psychology (Victoria), BA Combined Arts Geography/Sport Studies (Birmingham), Teaching Degree (Loughborough)
B:250 R:342 Email: Dave.Robinson@viu.ca Linked-In: Profile
Project web site: Heart of Gold
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Teaching Areas: Community Planning; Adventure Tourism/Recreation; Cultural Diversity; Wellness and Lifestyle Management; Youth-at-Risk and Seniors Populations; Graduating Research Seminar
Areas of Special Interest: Rural and Urban Neighbourhood Community Planning; Sustainable Tourism Management; Social Justice ; Public Participation processes |
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Dan McDonald, MA in Recreation & Parks Administration (Minnesota), BPE in Outdoor Recreation (Lakehead)
Office: B250 R356 Phone: (250) 753.3245 local 2187 email: Dan.McDonald@viu.ca Web site: Dan McDonald Linked-In: Profile
Project web sites: Tourism Research Innovation Project
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Dan has an extensive background studying aboriginal recreation and sport, outdoor recreation resource management by indigenous communities, co-management of recreation resources, racism in tourism and recreation settings, aboriginal tourism, rural community development & tourism, arctic & remote northern tourism and efforts to change the unequal distribution of resources in Canadian society.
He has done work with Salish, Nuu-Chah-Nulth, and other coastal peoples, as well as the Anishinabe, Cree, and Métis of Manitoba, Northern Ontario, and Minnesota. He frequently runs field schools to remote areas of Canada and Mexico. |
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Robert Pfister, PhD (Oregon State), MSc Resource and Community Development (Michigan State), BSc (Parks and Recreation Management (Michigan State)
Office B255 R274 Email: Robert.Pfister@viu.ca
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Bob’s principal research interests relate to social and natural capital in planning for economic renewal particularly in rural areas, sustainability performance measures, innovation and institutional change together with the collaborative process in creating public-private-NGO partnerships. He has an extensive publication record and is actively involved with numerous professional associations as noted in his vita (click on his name). |
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Aggie Weighill, PhD (Alberta), MA Leisure Studies (Waterloo), B. Recreation Management with Honours (Acadia), Diploma Recreation Administration - Cooperative Education (Malaspina University-College).
Office: B250 R362 Phone: (250) 753.3245 local 2416 Email: Aggie.Weighill@viu.ca Blog: Various Travel Blogs Web site: Under construction Linked-In: Profile
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Grounded in the context of leisure, and in particular, women's leisure behaviours and motivations, Aggie's work has explored community development, gender, and participatory sport tourism. Her current interests include: community-based recreation and tourism, ecotourism and poverty alleviation, and community development in international settings.
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Tom Delamere, PhD (Alberta), Masters of Recreation (Acadia), BA Recreation Administration (Alberta), BA Economics (Wilfrid Laurier),
Office: B250 R332 Phone: (250) 753.3245 local 2187 email:Tom.Delamere@viu.ca Web site: Tom Delamere
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Tom's research has focused on understanding the impacts of festivals and special events on communities, leisure theory, leisure behaviour, criticism of performance in the creative arts (Jazz Music), mentoring and mentorship. |
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Joanne Schroeder, MA Leisure Services Administration (Victoria) BA Leisure Service Administration (Alberta), Diploma in Recreation Administration (Red Deer College).
Office: B250 R336 Phone: (250) 753.3245 local 2832 email: Joanne.Schroeder@viu.ca |
Having been involved in public and non profit Recreation Services for 25 plus years, Joanne enjoyed a variety of leisure delivery experiences. She has been involved in both large and small scale event planning, program planning for all ages, conference and leadership development, facility design, marketing design and promotional strategies.
As a consulting entrepreneur, Joanne was able to work with public and private organizations to design marketing plans and marketing education. Teaching focus is in the area of program planning, marketing, event management, families, seniors and youth services. Her personal interest is experiencing leisure in the great outdoors, all forms included. |
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Rob Ferguson, PhD ABD (Gloucestershire), MA Tourism and Urban Culture (Gloucestershire), PGCHE, (Gloucestershire) Bachelor of Tourism Management (Malaspina University-College), Diploma in Recreation Administration - Cooperative Ed. (Malaspina University-College)
Office: B250 R358 Phone: (250) 753.3245 local2835 email: Rob.Ferguson@viu.ca |
Rob’s principal interests relate to exploring the human experience resulting from leisure interactions. This focus is reflected in a current collaborative project examining cultural event experiences; in particular how small-scale public cultural events provide an arena for the performativity of identity and community. Rob’s PhD research is being conducted in partnership with the ICURA funded initiative “Protected Areas and Poverty Reduction: A Canada-Africa Research and Learning Alliance” and is concerned with First Nations’ related tourism development on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. |
World Leisure Centre of Excellence's Visiting Scholars
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Institute for Tourism and Leisure Research, University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur, Switzerland |
September 27, 2011
Sustainable Consumption: The case of the Eurpean Alps
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| Dr. Bob Payne | School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Tourism, Lakehead University, Thunderbay, Canada | March 6, 2012
Cycling Towards Sustainability: Two Wheels Good, Four Wheels Bad.
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