Faculty Research Expertise

Agricultural & Food Tourism
Ken Backman
Laura Jodice
Bill Norman

Cultural/Museum Tourism
Greg Ramshaw

Economic Analysis/Econometrics
Carlos Carpio (collaborating researcher)

Heritage Tourism
Ken Backman
Greg Ramshaw

Information Technology/Internet marketing
Sheila Backman

International Tourism, Development & Protected Areas
Ken Backman
Bob Powell
Greg Ramshaw

Marketing (customer segmentation and targeting, market feasibility analysis, destination marketing)
Sheila Backman
Bill Norman

Rural Tourism Development and Marketing
Ken Backman

Sales Training, Management Development and Customer Service Improvement
Sheila Backman

Service Leadership & Economic Development
Sheila Backman
Jeff Martin

Sociology/Psychology of Tourism
Ken Backman
Greg Ramshaw

Sport Tourism
Greg Ramshaw

Sustainable Tourism/EcoTourism
Ken Backman
Jeff Hallo
Bob Powell
Brett Wright

Tourism & Community Development
Bob Brookover
Laura Jodice
Bill Norman

Tourism Planning
Bob Brookover
Jeff Hallo