ATHENA Board
The executive board of ATHENA consists of two co-directors, and the members of the board. The members of the board are the directors/managers of ATHENA members (research centres/institutes). Please find below the full list of ATHENA executive board.
Co-Directors
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Eleni (Elina) Michopoulou
​Elina is an Associate Professor at the University of Derby, United Kingdom.
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Nikolaos Pappas
Nikolaos is a Professor at Northumbria University, United Kingdom.
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Executive Board Members
Constantia Anastasiadou
Constantia is a Professor and the Director of TRC (Tourism Research Centre) at Edinburgh Napier University, UK.
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Gary Bosworth
Gary is a Professor and the Director of EPIC Research Centre at Northumbria University, United Kingdom.
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Adam Blake
Adam is a Professor and the Director of ICTHR (International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research) at Bournemouth University, United Kingdom.
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Lorenzo Cantoni
Lorenzo is a Professor and the Chair holder of UNESCO Chair in ICT to develop and promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites at the Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland.
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János Debreceni
Janos is a Senior Lecturer and the Director of CEVE (Center of Excellence for Visitor Economy) at the Budapest University of Economics and Business, Hungary.
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Corne Dijmans
Corne is an Associate Director of Research and the Director of AfT (Academy for Tourism) at Breda University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands.
Peter O’Connor
Peter is a Professor and the Director of C-EDGE (Centre for Enterprise Dynamics in Global Economies) at the University of South Australia, Australia
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Paula Odete Fernandes
Paula is a Professor and the Coordinator of UNIAG (Applied Management Research Unit) at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal.
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Gilda Hernández-Maskivker
Gilda is an Associate Professor and the Director of THM (Tourism, Hospitality and Mobility IQS Tech Transfer) at the Universitat Ramon Lull, Spain.
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Carley Foster
Carley is a Professor and the Director of CBI (Centre for Business Improvement) at the University of Derby, United Kingdom.
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Eduardo Cândido Cordeiro Gonçalves
Eduardo is a Professor and the Director of CEDTUR (Center for Tourism Development Studies) at the University of Maia, Portugal.
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Stefan Hartman
Stefan is a Professor and the Director of ETFI (European Tourism Futures Institute) at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands.
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Stanislav Ivanov
Stanislav is a Professor at Varna University of Management, and the Director of ZRI (Zangador Research Institute), Bulgaria.
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Matias Thuen Jørgensen
Matias is an Associate Professor and the Director of CfTR (Centre for Tourism Research) at Roskilde University, Denmark.
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Erwin Losekoot
Erwin is a Professor and the Director of AIHR (Academy of International Hospitality Research) in the Hotel Management School at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands.
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Livia Madureira
Livia is an Associate Professor and the Director of CETRAD (Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies) at the Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal.
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Athanasios Mihiotis
Athanasios is a Professor and the Director of LMPA (Laboratory of Management and Public Administration) at the Hellenic Open University, Greece.
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Adina Letitia Negrusa
Adina is a Professor and the Director of CeCATO (The Center of Research in Entrepreneurship, Tourism, and Hospitality) at BabeÈ™-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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Sandra Notaro
Sandra is a Professor and the representative of EMASUS (Economics, Management and Sustainable Consumption) at the University of Trento, Italy.
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Jeroen Oskam
Jeoren is a Professor and the Director of HTHRC (The Hospitality Research Centre) at the Hotelschool the Hague, Netherlands.
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Luis Pacheco
Luis is a Professor and the Director of REMIT (Research on Economics, Management and Information Technologies) at the Universidade Portucalense, Portugal.
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Alexandros Paraskevas
Alexandros is a Professor and the Director of ICHARM (International Centre for Hospitality and Aviation Resilience Management) at the University of West London, United Kingdom.
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Robert Pettersson
Robert is a Professor and the Director of ETOUR (European Tourism Research Institute) at Mid Sweden University, Sweden.
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Juho Pesonen
Juho is a Professor and the Director of CTS (Centre for Tourism Studies) at the University of Eastern Finland, Finland.
Patricia Pinto
Patricia is a Professor and the Coordinator of CINTURS (Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being) at the University of Algarve, Portugal.
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Hamed Rezapouraghdam
Hamed is an Assistant Professor and the Coordinator of EMU-TAM (Tourism Research Center) at the Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey.
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Amit Sharma
Amit is a Professor and the Director of FDRL (Food Decisions Research Laboratory) at Penn State University, United States of America.
Elif Senyücel
Elif is an Assistant Professor and the General Manager of TUGEM (World Peace University Tourism Research, Application and Development Centre) at the World Peace University, Turkey.
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Elmarie Slabbert
Elmarie is a Professor and the Director of the TREES (Tourism Research in Economics, Environs and Society) at North-West University, South Africa.
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Veres Zoltan
Veres is a Professor and the Director of RC (Research Centre) at the University of Pannonia, Hungary.
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Antonis Theocharous
Antonis is an Assistant Professor and the Director of HERACLITUS - Centre for Social Research & Regional Development at the Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus.
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