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.
My current research is about understanding and finding solutions to transportation challenges in order to develop tourism sustainably at destinations in rural areas. I mainly use interviews and Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) methods in my current 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)