Research
Graduate Students
Yanxi Li, Master's student
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Dept. of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Colorado State University
Bryan Breidenbach, Ph.D. student
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Dept. of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Colorado State University
Meghan Teumer, M.S. student
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Dept. of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Colorado State University
Visiting Student Scholars
Tang Yanan, Ph.D. student
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College of Urban and Environmental Planning
Central China Normal University
Haimeng Liu (Doris), Ph.D. student
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College of Urban and Environmental Planning
Central China Normal University
Qianhong Quan, Ph.D. student
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College of Urban and Environmental Planning
Central China Normal University
Xiangqiang Li, Ph.D. student
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College of Urban and Environmental Planning
Central China Normal University
Project Highlights
Recent Publications
- Liu, H., & Knight, D. W. (2024). Short- versus long-term tourism resilience and COVID-19: Background trend modeling by attraction type in Wuhan, China. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 110(104614). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104614.
- Knight, D. W., Xiong, L., Gong, J., & Zhou, X. (2024). Why do the neighbors keep their distance? Evolutionary Psychology Theory and 2020 COVID-19 travel recovery in central China. Journal of China Tourism Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19388160.2024.2306211.
- Branstrator, J. R., Cavaliere, C. T., Xiong, L., & Knight, D. W. (2023). Extended reality and sustainable tourism: Restorying human-wildlife relationships for biocultural conservation. Journal of Ecotourism, 22(1), 103-119. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14724049.2022.2055046.
- Knight, D. W. Empowerment in Tourism. (2022). In D. Buhalis’ (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing (pp. 84-87). Edward Elgar Publishing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800377486.empowerment.in.tourism.
- Xiong, L., Knight, D. W., Gong, J., & Zhou, X. (2022). How do travelers go back to COVID-hit destinations? Examining the patterns and underlying motivations. Travel and Tourism Research Association – 52nd International Conference (Regenerative Tourism: Building Resilience). British Columbia. June 13-16. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/ttra/2022/researchabstract/80/.
- Zhang, C., Knight, D. W., Li, Y., Yi, Z., Zhou, M., & Zi, M. (2022). Rural tourism and evolving identities of Chinese communities in forested areas. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2022.2155829.
- Truong, V. D., Knight, D. W., Pham, Q., Nguyen, T. T., Nguyen, T. D., & Saunders, S. G. (2022). Undertaking fieldwork in Pro-Poor Tourism: A reflexive account. Tourism Recreation Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2022.2126923.
- Li, Y., Ouyang, C.-X., Zhou, S., Hu, Y., & Knight, D. W. (2022). Tourism dependence and poverty alleviation thresholds in Chinese ethnic tourism. Journal of Mountain Science, 19(10), 3026-3036. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-022-7479-2.
- Gong, J., Shapovalova, A., Wei, L., & Knight, D. W. (2021). Resident support in China’s new national parks: An extension of the Prism of Sustainability. Current Issues in Tourism. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2021.1890699.
- Knight, D. W., Xiong, L, & Gong, J. (2020). Impact of COVID-19: Research note on tourism and hospitality sectors in the first epicenter of Hubei, China. Int. Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 13(12), 3705-3719. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-04-2020-0278.
- Knight, D. W., Nian, W., & Chen, E. (2020). Launching an online graduate degree for tourism management in China: Lessons in Chinese-foreign cooperation. Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15313220.2019.1707148.
- Gong, J., Detchkhajornjaroensri, P., & Knight, D. W. (2019). Responsible tourism in Bangkok, Thailand: Resident perceptions of Chinese tourist behaviour. International Journal of Tourism Research, 21, 221-233. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.2256.
Recent Projects
- U.S. Department of State / Embassy in Beijing. Multi-State Study Tour on U.S. Park and Protected Area Values for Officials, Community Leaders and Students from Hubei, China; Project No. SCH50023GR0072; 2023-24 (PI; $149,571.35).
- Building community: Mandarin course and Student Nature Vids film festival. Provost Support for Professional Development (Contract and Continuous Appointment Faculty); Spring 2023 (PI; 8,000 USD).
- Characteristic village brand internalization and mechanism from a resident perspective. Chinese National Social Science Fund, Project No. 18BGL159; 2022-23 (co-PI; 200,000 RMB, ~30,100 USD).
- Tourism-driven Chinese ethnic festival evolution: Mechanism and reproduction path. Chinese National Social Science Fund, Project No. 20CMZ033; August 2020 to December 2023 (co-PI; 200,000 RMB, ~$30,100).
- Building beautiful China and healthy tourism development. Chinese National Social Science Fund, Project No. 14AJY024 (co-PI; 200,000 RMB, ~30,100 USD).
- 2019 Hubei Province Tourist satisfaction survey project. 1.48 million RMB (co-PI; ~224,804 USD).
- Recreational Boating Survey at Joe Pool and Lewisville Lakes, Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX. Army Corps of Engineers and Center for Environmental Management of Military Land; 2018-19 (co-PI; 288,000 USD).
Conferences and Symposia
(always in collaboration with others!)
CSU International Symposium
Travel and Tourism Research Association
Paper / Presentation Title (52nd International Conference, British Columbia, June 13-16, 2022):