Alan Marvell - Staff Profiles

As a Senior Lecturer with experience in events and tourism I enjoy researching and teaching about an industry that is constantly evolving, providing new challenges and opportunities. Chevron icon

Biography

Alan is Academic Course Leader for the Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) teaching research methods and supervising postgraduate candidates.

At undergraduate level he teaches Events Management and International Hospitality and Tourism Management with a focus on contemporary issues. He has a passion for teaching, research and inclusive pedagogies.

Having an interest in international education, Alan is Academic Course Leader for Logistics Management at Peninsula College, Malaysia. He is a Chartered Geographer and focuses on how places are constructed through marketing and events. Alan also works with local business groups to actively promote Gloucestershire as a visitor destination.

Qualifications

BA (Hons): Geography and History, College of St Paul and St Mary, 1990
PGCE: Geography, University of Southampton, 1991
MA: Landscape and Society, Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education, 1999
PhD: Doctor of Philosophy, University of Gloucestershire, 2016

Awards

National Teaching Fellow (NTF), 2021
Geographical Association Distinguished Service Award, 2020
University of Gloucestershire Teaching Fellow, 2017
University of Gloucestershire Learning for Sustainable Futures Award: Responsible Events, 2015.

Accreditation

Chartered Geographer (CGeog) Royal Geographical Society

Membership of professional bodies

Senior Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS)

Fellow of the Tourism Society (FTS)

Geographical Association

Association for Events Management Education

International Federation of National Teaching Fellows (IFNTF)

Teaching & Research

Teaching

Contemporary issues in events, international hospitality and tourism management
Dissertation and investigative study
Destination marketing
Industrial placement
International tourism
Research methods
Risk management
Special interest tourism.

Research

Pedagogy, student-led learning, experiential learning and emotional geographies
Place promotion, branding and identity through (sub)urban development
Place promotion through events and tourism
Retail experiences and virtual environments.

Publications

More publications from Dr Alan Marvell can be found in the Research Repository.

External responsibilities

Deputy Chair of the Geography and Education Research Group, Royal Geographical Society
Member of the Advisory Board, Visit Gloucestershire
Member of the Visitor Economy and Tourism Business Group, GFirst Local Enterprise Partnership
Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Geography in Higher Education and the multi-disciplinary journal Geographies, Planning and Tourism Studios.

External examining

Alan is an experienced external examiner and currently holds an external examining position for International Event Management at the University of Brighton.