Associate Professor Richard Robinson
Associate Professor

Richard Robinson

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Background

Richard previously practiced as a chef, predominantly managing foodservice operations in the prestige club, heritage facility and hotel sectors, before joining UQ in 2005. He has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in hospitality and tourism management and professional development. His expertise and scholarship in teaching and learning are recognized by awards and advisory appointments at state, national and international level. His research projects, often funded by competitive local, national and international awarding bodies, explore tourism, hospitality and culinary workforce policy and planning especially in relation to youth and MH&W, skills development, identifying ‘foodies’ consumer behaviours and designing and evaluating education programs. He holds an Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship, to develop a tourism workforce crisis resilience and recovery strategy in partnership with Queensland Tourism Industry Council.

Availability

Associate Professor Richard Robinson is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services Commercial services Food and hospitality services Hospitality management Human Society Human geography Human resources and industrial relations Industrial and employee relations Organisation and management theory Organisational behaviour Policy and administration Sociology Sport and leisure management Strategy, management and organisational behaviour Tourism Tourism forecasting Tourism management Tourism marketing Tourism policy Tourism resource appraisal Tourist behaviour and visitor experience

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Workforce issues in hospitality and tourism; food tourism

Search Professor Richard Robinson’s works on UQ eSpace

161 works between 2005 and 2024
All (161) Journal Article (73) Book Chapter (17) Conference Publication (31) Book (5) Other Outputs (35)

61 - 80 of 161 works

2019

Other Outputs

A convergence study of emergency relief providers and recipients

Parsell, Cameron, Robinson, Richard, ten Have, Charlotte and Ball, Sarah (2019). A convergence study of emergency relief providers and recipients. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.

A convergence study of emergency relief providers and recipients

2019

Journal Article

Sustaining precarity: critically examining tourism and employment

Robinson, Richard N.S., Martins, Antje, Solnet, David and Baum, Tom (2019). Sustaining precarity: critically examining tourism and employment. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 27 (7), 1-18. doi: 10.1080/09669582.2018.1538230

Sustaining precarity: critically examining tourism and employment

2019

Book

Wine tourism destination management and marketing: Theory and cases

Marianna Sigala and Richard N.S. Robinson eds. (2019). Wine tourism destination management and marketing: Theory and cases. London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-00437-8

Wine tourism destination management and marketing: Theory and cases

2019

Book Chapter

Wine Industry and Wine Tourism Industry Collaboration: A Typology and Analysis

Robinson, R. N. S. and McGregor, A. (2019). Wine Industry and Wine Tourism Industry Collaboration: A Typology and Analysis. Wine Tourism Destination Management and Marketing: Theory and Cases. (pp. 381-397) edited by Marianna Sigala and Richard N.S. Robinson. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-00437-8_25

Wine Industry and Wine Tourism Industry Collaboration: A Typology and Analysis

2019

Other Outputs

Evaluation of Art from the Margins Inspired AIR Program

Riordan, Tyler and Robinson, Richard N.S. (2019). Evaluation of Art from the Margins Inspired AIR Program. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Art From The Margins, Wesley Mission Queensland.

Evaluation of Art from the Margins Inspired AIR Program

2019

Book Chapter

Introduction: The evolution of wine tourism business management

Sigala, Marianna and Robinson, Richard N.S. (2019). Introduction: The evolution of wine tourism business management. Management and marketing of wine tourism business. (pp. 1-21) edited by Marianna Sigala and Richard N. S. Robinson. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-75462-8_1

Introduction: The evolution of wine tourism business management

2019

Book

Management and marketing of wine tourism business: theory, practice, and cases

Marianna Sigala and Richard N. S. Robinson eds. (2019). Management and marketing of wine tourism business: theory, practice, and cases. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-75462-8

Management and marketing of wine tourism business: theory, practice, and cases

2019

Other Outputs

Investigating the workplace stressors of young cooks and chefs: implications for mental health and wellbeing interventions

Robinson, Richard N.S. and Brenner, Matt (2019). Investigating the workplace stressors of young cooks and chefs: implications for mental health and wellbeing interventions. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.

Investigating the workplace stressors of young cooks and chefs: implications for mental health and wellbeing interventions

2019

Conference Publication

Developing a Tourism Labour Barometer for the Asia-Pacific Region

Driml, Sally, Martins, Antje, Milosavljevic, Filip, Moore, Stewart, Silva, Claudia Moreno, Robinson, Richard and Solnet, David (2019). Developing a Tourism Labour Barometer for the Asia-Pacific Region. CAUTHE 2019: Sustainability of Tourism, Hospitality & Events in a Disruptive Digital Age, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 11-14 February 2019. Melbourne: CAUTHE.

Developing a Tourism Labour Barometer for the Asia-Pacific Region

2018

Journal Article

An investigation into repeat requests for charity: evidence from the St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland, Australia

Ambrey, Christopher L., Parsell, Cameron, Spallek, Melanie and Robinson, Richard N. S. (2018). An investigation into repeat requests for charity: evidence from the St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland, Australia. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 48 (1), 089976401879430-107. doi: 10.1177/0899764018794300

An investigation into repeat requests for charity: evidence from the St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland, Australia

2018

Journal Article

Traditional food consumption behaviour: the case of Taiwan

Hsu, Fu Chieh, Robinson, Richard N. S. and Scott, Noel (2018). Traditional food consumption behaviour: the case of Taiwan. Tourism Recreation Research, 43 (4), 456-469. doi: 10.1080/02508281.2018.1475879

Traditional food consumption behaviour: the case of Taiwan

2018

Journal Article

Food tourism subsegments: a data-driven analysis

Robinson, Richard N. S., Getz, Don and Dolnicar, Sara (2018). Food tourism subsegments: a data-driven analysis. International Journal of Tourism Research, 20 (3), 367-377. doi: 10.1002/jtr.2188

Food tourism subsegments: a data-driven analysis

2018

Other Outputs

Service delivery models and repeat requests for emergency relief

Ambrey, Christopher, Parsell, Cameron, Robinson, Richard and Ball, Sarah (2018). Service delivery models and repeat requests for emergency relief. ISSR021235 Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.

Service delivery models and repeat requests for emergency relief

2018

Other Outputs

Tourism workforce report

Robinson, Richard and Solnet, David (2018). Tourism workforce report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Tourism Industry Council.

Tourism workforce report

2018

Book Chapter

Epilogue: An ecosystems framework for studying Wine Tourism-Actors, Co-creation Processes, experiences and outcomes

Robinson, Richard N.S. and Sigala, Marianna (2018). Epilogue: An ecosystems framework for studying Wine Tourism-Actors, Co-creation Processes, experiences and outcomes. Management and Marketing of Wine Tourism Business: Theory, Practice, and Cases. (pp. 375-381) edited by Marianna Sigala and Richard N. S. Robinson. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.

Epilogue: An ecosystems framework for studying Wine Tourism-Actors, Co-creation Processes, experiences and outcomes

2018

Other Outputs

Hospitality & events workforce report

Robinson, Richard and Solnet, David (2018). Hospitality & events workforce report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.

Hospitality & events workforce report

2017

Other Outputs

Gaining and Sustaining Employment for Disability Youth

Robinson, R. N. S. (2017). Gaining and Sustaining Employment for Disability Youth.

Gaining and Sustaining Employment for Disability Youth

2017

Other Outputs

SOL Data Analysis Report: Taking time to disrupt dependency on emergency relief assistance

Ambrey, C., Parsell, C., Spallek, M. and Robinson, R. (2017). SOL Data Analysis Report: Taking time to disrupt dependency on emergency relief assistance. Brisbane, Australia: St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland.

SOL Data Analysis Report: Taking time to disrupt dependency on emergency relief assistance

2017

Journal Article

The meaning of hospitality: do employees understand?

Golubovskaya, Maria, Robinson, Richard N. S. and Solnet, David (2017). The meaning of hospitality: do employees understand?. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 29 (5), 1282-1304. doi: 10.1108/IJCHM-11-2015-0667

The meaning of hospitality: do employees understand?

2017

Other Outputs

SOL Data Report

Ambrey, C., Parsell, C., Spallek, M. and Robinson, R. (2017). SOL Data Report. Brisbane, Australia: St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland.

SOL Data Report

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2026
    St Vincent de Paul Queensland evidence research partnership
    St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2023
    An empirical investigation of the St Vincent de Paul Society Park Hotel Homelessness Trial
    St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Careers in everyday industries: Potential benefits of increased visibility (National Careers Institute Partnerships Grant)
    Federation University Australia
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Queensland Tourism Workforce Strategy V2: A Crisis Resilience and Recovery Plan
    Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Performance Management Innovation: A Longtitudinal Study
    Crown Melbourne Limited
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    St Vincent de Paul Queensland: Systematic Empirical Investigation, 2020 - 2023
    St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    From glamour to clamour: Investigating the mental health and wellbeing of young chefs
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Investigating the workplace stressors of young cooks and chefs: implications for mental health and wellbeing interventions
    William Angliss Institute of TAFE
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    A Transformational Hotel School for the Homeless
    The Salvation Army (Queensland) Property Trust
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    St VIncent de Paul and ISSR Research Partnership
    St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Gaining and Sustaining Employment for Disability Youth (Multicap/SVdPS)
    St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Enabling exits from disadvantage for youth via gaining and sustaining meaningful hospitality employment
    UQ Development Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    St Vincent de Paul Research
    St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Youth employment in hospitality and tourism: impacts, effects and legacy of early employment experiences.
    Queensland Tourism Industry Council
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Enhancing student employability skills through virtual field trips in the hospitality industry (OLT Project led by Griffith University)
    OLT Innovation and Development Grants
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Regional Tourism Employment Plan (Red Centre)
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Food tourists: Who are they, what do they want, and how do we package food tourism experiences
    Goteborg & Co
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Media Representations of the Nature of Work for Chefs
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Richard Robinson is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Tourism Employment Crisis Recovery & Resilience

    Opportunities are available to undertake PhDs into Dr Robinson’s Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship This three year project is funded by the Queensland Government and is in partnership with the Queensland Tourism Industry Council. It seeks to develop a Tourism Employment Crisis Recovery and Resilience Strategy to allow Queensland, Queensland businesses and Queenslanders to recover from the massive disruption of COVID-19 – and to effectively weather future shocks.

    Possible foci include

    • Employee wellbeing in crisis and recovery
    • Organisational workforce responses to crises
    • Workforce policy and planning responses to crises

    There is also an opportunity to investigate the intersection between persistent or structural tourism employment issues and crisis e.g.,

    • Contingent labour
    • Low entry barries (for workers and businesses)
    • Reliance on temporary and migrant workforces
    • Informal economies
    • Career pathways and career attractiveness
    • Labour substitution technologies

    Direct funding (e.g. a dedicated scholarship) is not available but there will be opportunities to leverage from the budget, partner commitment and industry contacts and work in a lab-type team.

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The effects of internalized homonegativity on LGBTQ+ employment and workplace well-being in the hospitality and tourism industry

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Greg Marston

Completed supervision

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