Research Interests

Tourism Management Tourist Behaviour and Visitor Experience Socio-cultural issues in tourism

Teaching Strengths

Translate Theory into Real-World Practice

Design of Engaging Applied Learning Activities

Expertise in Online and Blended Learning Design

Focus on Sustainability & Industry Relevance

Inclusive and Supportive Teaching Approach

Mrs Julia Jones

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Management

College of Business and Law

Julia is a Lecturer and PhD Candidate at Adelaide University. She completed a Masters by Research in Tourism Management at the University of South Australia (UniSA), investigating tourist experiences and language barriers in intercultural tourist-host contact. Her current PhD research focuses on volunteering in regional community festivals.
Julia’s research and teaching activities focus on event management, sustainable destinations, and tourist experience. Since 2017, she has taught a variety of tourism and events courses at UniSA and Adelaide University. She has been actively involved in course development for both UniSA and UniSA Online programs. Her combined industry and academic research experiences enable her to bring current and relevant knowledge to the classroom.

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2024	Award	Staff Excellence Award 2024 (Teaching Excellence)	University of South Australia	Australia	-
2024	Award	Cutting Edge Research Award	Event Management Journal	United States	-

Language	Competency
German	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2021	University of South Australia	Australia	Masters by Research (Tourism Management)
2016	University of South Australia	Australia	Bachelor of Tourism and Event Management

Date	Title	Institution name	Country
2024	Professional Certificate in University Teaching	University of South Australia	Australia

Year	Citation
2025	Son, S., Kitchen, E., & Jones, J. (2025). The value of events for personal well-being: a PERMA perspective. International Journal of Tourism Research, 27(3, article no. e70061), 1-10. DOI
2023	Kitchen, E., Son, I. S., & Jones, J. J. (2023). Can events impact on social connectedness and loneliness? An analysis of face-to-face and virtual events attended in South Australia. Event Management, 27(7), 1011-1024. DOI Scopus6 WoS6

Year	Citation
2017	Rentschler, R., Huang, S., Lee, S., Krolikowski, C., & Brunke, J. (2017). Activating Adelaide's precincts: placemaking through culture, arts and events. Australia: University of South Australia.