My main research interests include tourism, transport, mobility, sustainability, destination development, planning, spatial analysis, wildlife, national parks and citizen science.
I am a lecturer in tourism studies. I have a bachelor’s degree in hospitality and tourism management from Kenyatta University, Kenya. My master’s degree is in tourism and sustainability from Linnaeus University, Sweden. I have a PhD in Tourism from Mid Sweden University.
My PhD research focused on sustainable mobility in rural tourism areas. I primarily employed a mixed-methods approach incorporating interviews and public participation GIS (PPGIS) in my research.
I have been involved in a number of projects at the Centre for Tourism and Leisure Studies (CeTLeR):
a) EU Interreg Mobility and Accessibility in Rural Areas (MARA)
b) Micro-based decision support for sustainable tourism and infrastructure planning (MIRANDA)
c) Sustainble Mobility in Sälen, Idre, Trysil and Engerdal (SITE)