Associate Professor Judith Mair
Associate Professor

Judith Mair

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Background

Judith is an expert on events and tourism impacts and legacy. Judith’s work aims to understand and enhance the positive impacts of tourism and events on the communities and societies which host them. She is working on a number of projects in fields including Olympic Games legacies, the links between events and social connectivity (including social capital, social cohesion and social justice) and assessing the potential impacts of climate change on the tourism and events sector. She received her PhD from the University of Strathclyde in 2005, focusing on decision-making in the context of academic conferences. She also completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at Victoria University, Melbourne, and worked in the Department of Management at Monash University, Melbourne, before coming to UQ in 2014.

Availability

Associate Professor Judith Mair is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services Impacts of tourism Tourism Tourism management Tourism marketing Tourist behaviour and visitor experience

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Strathclyde

Research interests

  • Events

    I have an interest in all types of events, but particularly community festivals

  • Conferences/Conventions

    I have an interest in all aspects of business events

  • Sustainability

    I have an interest in climate change and sustainability and the relationships between these areas and tourism and events

Research impacts

Judith is the author of over 60 academic papers in international peer reviewed journals, and has authored or edited five books, including the prestigious ‘Routledge Handbook of Festivals’. She also has a strong track record of media engagement and industry collaboration. Judith is also recognised amongst her peers for her contributions to tourism and events research in Australia and New Zealand and was elected as a Fellow of the Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) in 2020, and served as Chair for the organisation from 2015-2019.

Search Professor Judith Mair’s works on UQ eSpace

124 works between 2009 and 2025
All (124) Journal Article (71) Book Chapter (30) Conference Publication (5) Book (7) Other Outputs (11)

121 - 124 of 124 works

2009

Journal Article

Two perspectives on event management employment: Student and employer insights into the skills required to get the job done!

Junek, Olga, Lockstone, Leonie and Mair, Judith (2009). Two perspectives on event management employment: Student and employer insights into the skills required to get the job done!. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 16 (1), 120-129. doi: 10.1375/jhtm.16.1.120

Two perspectives on event management employment: Student and employer insights into the skills required to get the job done!

2009

Journal Article

The Events Industry: the Employment Context

Mair, Judith (2009). The Events Industry: the Employment Context. People and Work in Events and Conventions: a Research Perspective, 3-16. doi: 10.1079/9781845934767.0003

The Events Industry: the Employment Context

2009

Journal Article

The UK association conference attendance decision-making process

Mair, Judith and Thompson, Karen (2009). The UK association conference attendance decision-making process. Tourism Management, 30 (3), 400-409. doi: 10.1016/j.tourman.2008.08.002

The UK association conference attendance decision-making process

2009

Journal Article

Career Theory and Major Event Employment

Jago, Leo and Mair, Judith (2009). Career Theory and Major Event Employment. People and Work in Events and Conventions: a Research Perspective, 65-74. doi: 10.1079/9781845934767.0065

Career Theory and Major Event Employment

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2021
    Mapping the event management skills and knowledge legacy from the Olympic Games 1988-2000
    Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Event Feasibility Project
    Fraser Coast Opportunities
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Judith Mair is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Women's Empowerment: Exploring the challenges and opportunities for Saudi women working within the Tourism and Entertainment Ministries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Mireia Guix

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Intrinsic Event Value to Individual Event Attendees and Subjective Well-being

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Andy Lee, Dr Faith Ong

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Women's Empowerment: Exploring the challenges and opportunities for Saudi women working within the Tourism and Entertainment Ministries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Mireia Guix

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Women¿s Empowerment: Exploring the challenges and opportunities for Saudi women working within the Tourism and Entertainment Ministries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Mireia Guix

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring the role of social inclusion in LGBT+ events

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Niki Macionis, Dr Faith Ong

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Associate Professor Judith Mair directly for media enquiries about:

  • Conference/conventions
  • Events
  • festivals
  • Tourism

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