Jessica Mei Pung is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UniSA Business. She is a member of the Centre for Enterprise Dynamics in Global Economies (C-EDGE).
Prior to this appointment, Jessica worked as a Teaching Fellow and Assistant Research Fellow at the Department of Marketing of the University of Otago (New Zealand). At University of Otago, she also worked as Research Assistant for the Departments of Tourism, Management, and Finance of the Otago Business School, as well as in the Office of Student Success, and the Higher Education Development Centre. Jessica holds a PhD in Business and Economics from the University of Cagliari (Italy), and a Master of Science in Tourism Development from the University of Surrey (UK).
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About me
Jessica Mei Pung is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UniSA Business. She is a member of the Centre for Enterprise Dynamics in Global Economies (C-EDGE).
Prior to this appointment, Jessica worked as a Teaching Fellow and Assistant Research Fellow at the Department of Marketing of the University of Otago (New Zealand). At University of Otago, she also worked as Research Assistant for the Departments of Tourism, Management, and Finance of the Otago Business School, as well as in the Office of Student Success, and the Higher Education Development Centre. Jessica holds a PhD in Business and Economics from the University of Cagliari (Italy), and a Master of Science in Tourism Development from the University of Surrey (UK).
Her research expertise is in transformative tourism, consumer behaviour in tourism and hospitality, and tourist experiences. She has also researched and published on different aspects of hospitality management and marketing from both a demand and supply perspective, and on tradition and innovation in restaurants, virtual reality and place attachment in heritage tourism, and changing travellers' choices of accommodation. Jessica serves as Associate Editor for the European Journal of Tourism Research and she is in the editorial board of Tourism Management Perspectives, along with being a reviewer for numerous leading Tourism journals.
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 03/11/2022 |
Travellers seeking enrichment, https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/campus/travellers-seeking-enrichment |
| 02/11/2022 |
Study investigates male and female travellers’ ‘transformations’, https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago0235923.html |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy (Economics and Business) University of Cagliari
Master of Science University of Surrey
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UniSA Business, University of South Australia, 2023 - present
Assistant Research Fellow, Department of Marketing, University of Otago (New Zealand), 2022 - 2023
Teaching Fellow, Department of Marketing, University of Otago (New Zealand), 2022
Tutor, Department of Tourism, University of Otago (New Zealand), 2021-2022
Research Assistant, Department of Management, University of Bergamo (Italy), 2022
Research Assistant, Department of Tourism, University of Otago (New Zealand), 2020 - 2021
Research Assistant, Higher Education Development Centre, University of Otago (New Zealand), 2021
Project Co-ordinator, Office of Student Success, University of Otago (New Zealand), 2021
Research Assistant, Office of Student Success, University of Otago (New Zealand), 2020 - 2021
Research Assistant, Department of Management, Victoria University of Wellington, 2020 - 2021
Research Assistant, Department of Management, University of Otago (New Zealand), 2020
Research Assistant, Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Otago (New Zealand), 2020
Research Assistant, Department of Marketing, University of Otago (New Zealand), 2019
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
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| 2018 |
4
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
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| 2022 |
13
11
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| 2022 |
2
1
|
| 2021 |
Open access
20
19
|
| 2021 |
3
2
|
| 2021 |
23
22
|
| 2020 |
Open access
19
16
|
| 2020 |
76
60
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| 2019 |
Open access
6
5
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Lee, C, Pung, JM, & Del Chiappa, G, 2022, Exploring the nexus of tradition, modernity, and innovation in restaurant SMEs. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 100, 103091.
Associate Editor: European Journal of Tourism Research
Editorial board member: Tourism Management Perspectives
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Torrens University Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Cagliari | ITALY |
| University of Canterbury | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of Johannesburg | SOUTH AFRICA |
| University of Naples Federico II | ITALY |
| University of Otago | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of Sassari | ITALY |
