Overview
Background
Dr Macionis is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism, and is the Program Leader of the Bachelor of Tourism, Hotel and Event Management Program at UQ Business School. Niki is a Teaching-Focused academic with over twenty-five years experience in tertairy education. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and currently co-chairs the Teaching and Learning Special Interest Group within the Council of Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Educators (CAUTHE). Niki teaches both undergraduate and post-graduate courses in Service Management and Leadership and Principles of the International Tourism System. Her research interests are in student experiences, career paths of teaching focused academics and innovative teaching practices (such as gamification).
Availability
- Dr Niki Macionis is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University
Works
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Featured
2023
Journal Article
Career development of tourism, hospitality and events graduates
McKercher, Bob, Jin, Xin (Cathy), Tolkach, Denis, Lee, Andy and Macionis, Niki (2023). Career development of tourism, hospitality and events graduates. International Journal of Tourism Research, 25 (3), 350-358. doi: 10.1002/jtr.2572
Featured
2023
Journal Article
How successfully do we educate tourism, hospitality, and events graduates?
McKercher, Bob, Tolkach, Denis, Lee, Andy, Macionis, Niki and Jin, Xin (Cathy) (2023). How successfully do we educate tourism, hospitality, and events graduates?. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, 36 (2), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/10963758.2023.2172421
Featured
2018
Journal Article
International tertiary student experience in Australia: a Singaporean perspective
Macionis, Niki, Walters, Gabby and Kwok, Edric (2018). International tertiary student experience in Australia: a Singaporean perspective. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education, 25 100174, 100174. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlste.2018.10.002
2023
Journal Article
Can we buffer them? Supporting healthy levels of stress and anxiety in first year international students
Slaughter, Lee, Sie, Lintje, Breakey, Noreen, Macionis, Niki and Zhang, Jingru (2023). Can we buffer them? Supporting healthy levels of stress and anxiety in first year international students. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education, 32 100438, 100438. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlste.2023.100438
2022
Conference Publication
Minimising stress and anxiety in the ‘next normal’ learning environment: a case of first semester EAL students studying tourism hospitality and event courses
Slaughter, Lee , Macionis, Niki , Breakey, Noreen , Zhan, Jingru and Sie, Lintje (2022). Minimising stress and anxiety in the ‘next normal’ learning environment: a case of first semester EAL students studying tourism hospitality and event courses. The Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE), Online, 7-9 February 2022.
2021
Conference Publication
Thinking outside the [escape] box Using game-based learning to test and reinforce students’ learning
Hughes, Karen, Macionis, Niki and Ye, Isabella (2021). Thinking outside the [escape] box Using game-based learning to test and reinforce students’ learning. CAUTHE2021, Virtual, 9-12 Feb 2021. Australia: Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education.
2020
Conference Publication
Learning from the mouse: reflections on running study tours to Disney World
Macionis, N. (2020). Learning from the mouse: reflections on running study tours to Disney World. CAUTHE 2020: 20:20 Vision: New perspectives of Hospitality, Tourism and Events, Auckland, New Zealand, 6-10 February 2020. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University of Technology.
2020
Conference Publication
20:20 Vision – Diversity in hospitality and tourism undergraduate education in Australia
Breakey, Noreen, Macionis, Niki and Zhang, Jingru (Ruby) (2020). 20:20 Vision – Diversity in hospitality and tourism undergraduate education in Australia. Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 10-14 February 2020.
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Niki Macionis is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the role of social inclusion in LGBT+ events
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Judith Mair, Dr Faith Ong
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