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'Take a deep breath’: how recreational SCUBA divers negotiate in-water constraints (with Erica Wilson), Leisure/Losir (2011)
A significant body of work now exists on what constrains people's leisure. While early theorizations...
CCN: Towards a model of comfort, constraints and negotiation in recreational SCUBA diving, Tourism in Marine Environments (2010)
Scuba diving has become a popular form of marine-based tourism and adventure activity. Yet, little...
Disrupting the silences? Negotiating the dominant paradigm in tourism, leisure and hospitality research (with Margaret Tiyce and Louise Holdsworth), Beyond the margins? The relevance of critical approaches in tourism and hospitality studies: Critical Approaches in Tourism and Hospitality (CATH) Special Interest Group (SIG) Symposium, (2010)
Visitor awareness and use of interpretive signage: the case of Mount Warning National Park (with Kylie Causley and Erica Wilson), International Rainforest Tourism Symposium, Rainforest tourism in a time of change (2010)
What should I do now? How SCUBA divers negotiate constraints underwater (with Erica Wilson), 9th ANZALS (Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies) Biennial Conference, Exploring new ideas and new directions (2010)
Book review: C Cater & E Cater, 2007, Marine ecotourism: between the devil and the deep blue sea, Tourism in Marine Environments (2009)
Colour and movement: entertainment during underwater marine encounters, A World of Popular Entertainments (2009)
Comfort in adventure: the role of comfort, constraints and negotiation in recreational SCUBA diving, PhD thesis, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW (2009)
This thesis explores the role of comfort in adventure leisure and in recreational SCUBA diving...
Finding comfort in adventure: experiences of recreational SCUBA divers, Leisure Studies (2009)
Risking comfort? The impact of in-water constraints on recreational scuba diving (with Erica Wilson), Annals of Leisure Research (2009)
A substantial body of work has considered the role and impact of constraints on the...
Managing risk in tourist diving: a safety-management approach (with Chris Coxon and Jeff Wilks), New frontiers in marine tourism : diving experiences, sustainability, management (2008)
Scuba diving, snorkeling and free diving, Water-based tourism, sport, leisure, and recreation experiences (2007)
Written by a team of international contributors, from Australia, Europe and the USA, the text...
The sustainability of SCUBA diving at Julian Rocks (with Daniel Bucher, Simon Hartley, and L Roberts), School of Tourism and Hospitality Management Papers (2007)
Managing risk in outdoor adventure tourism (with Damien Morgan), Tourism in turbulent times: towards safe experiences for visitors (2006)
Risk management in outdoor adventure tourism (with Damian Morgan), Tourism in turbulent times: towards safe experiences for visitors (2006)
The comfort zone: in-water experiences of recreational scuba divers – a view from Australia, Making space: leisure, trouism and renewal: Leisure Studies Association Conference (2006)
Assessment of tourism and hospitality management competencies : a student perspective (with Helen Breen and Maree Walo), e-Review of Tourism Research (2005)
Assessment of tourism and hospitality management competencies: a student perspective (Presentation) (with Helen Breen and Maree Walo), Proceedings of Tourism research: advances and applications, New Zealand Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference (2004)
Ongoing research into the needs of tourism and hospitality industries with respect to competencies required...
Commercial gambling operators on the Gold Coast and tourism business strategies, Proceedings of Creating tourism knowledge: Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education. International Research Conference (CAUTHE) (2004)
Investigating links between gambling and tourism, Proceedings of the 13th annual National Association for Gambling Studies Conference (2004)
Managing recreational scuba experiences: exploring business challenges for New South Wales dive tourism managers, Tourism Review International (2004)
As tourists increasingly seek nature-based tourism experiences, the tourism operator is confronted with various challenges....
Management competencies: an Australian assessment of tourism and hospitality students (tou) (with Helen Mary Breen and Maree Ann Walo), Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (2003)
Management education has the responsibility to provide industry with graduates equipped with relevant management competencies...
NSW recreational scuba industry: managing the ‘E’, Proceedings of Riding the wave of tourism and hospitality research: Council of Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education Conference (CAUTHE) (2003)
The importance of an international degree: a Thai perception (with Phum Photatham and Yun Lok Lee), 1 (2002)
The ASEAN marketplace for tertiary education programs is highly competitive. Aus-tralian universities are among those...
Towards mastery of management: a case study of Australian tourism and hospitality management (with Maree Walo, Helen Breen, and Jak Carroll), Proceedings of Tourism in Asia: Development, Marketing and Sustainability: 5th biennial Conference on Tourism in Asia (2002)
A fractured paradise: a discussion of issues surrounding Fiji’s 2000 coup d’etat and their impacts on tourism (with Nerilee Hing), Proceedings of Capitalising on research: Eleventh Australian Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference (CAUTHE) (2001)
Partnerships in education: why they are needed and how they can work (with Angela Delves and Ngaire Douglas), Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation [SEAMEO] Education Congress and Exhibition (2001)
Contemporary issues in Asia Pacific tourism in 1997 and 1998: a thematic perspective (with Margaret Tiyce, Ngaire Douglas, and Karl T. Knox), World Hospitality and Tourism Trends E-Journal (2000)
Festivals and events: celebrating special interest tourism (with Margaret Tiyce), Special interest tourism (2000)
From bula to bust: events, reactions and recovery strategies for tourism surrounding Fiji's 2000 coup d'etat (with Nerilee Hing), World Hospitality and Tourism Trends E-Journal (2000)
Nimbin Mardi Grass Festival: managing the impacts (with Margaret Tiyce), Proceedings of Events beyond 2000 : setting the agenda : Conference on Event Evaluation, Research and Education (2000)
The Mardi Grass Festival is an annual political rally against the illegality of cannabis (Help...
Gwydir Highway, World Heritage Way: a strategic approach (with Ros Derrett), School of Tourism and Hospitality Management Papers (1999)
Management style and competitive strategies among tourism firms in the Northern Rivers, Tourism Management (1999)
Increasing pressure is placed on managers to achieve and sustain their firm’s competitive advantage (Hart...
Coastwise, images from the edge! (with I M. Dutton, Ros Derrett, Katrina Luckie, William E. Boyd, and S Knox), Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (1998)
Contemporary tourism issues in Asia Pacific Journals 1989-1996: a thematic perspective (with Nerilee Hing), New directions in hospitality and tourism: a worldwide review (1998)
Festival and event strategy (with Ros Derrett and G Prosser), School of Tourism and Hospitality Management Papers (1998)
The influence of management style on competitive strategies of tourism firms in the Northern Rivers, Proceedings of the Australian Tourism and Hospitality Research Conference (CAUTHE) (1998)
Guiding principles for establishing a tourism promotion organisation (with Ros Derrett and G Brown), School of Tourism and Hospitality Management Papers (1997)
Images from the edge!: landscape and lifestyle choices for Northern Rivers Region of NSW (with I M. Dutton, Ros Derrett, Katrina Luckie, William E. Boyd, and S Knox), Faculty of Resource Science and Management, Southern Cross University (1997)
Lismore events strategy (with Ros Derrett and G Prosser), School of Tourism and Hospitality Management Papers (1997)