Dr Richard Robinson    Senior Lecturer

	Biography

Richard Robinson is Senior Lecturer in Hospitality Management at the School of Tourism

Dr Robinson joined the School of Tourism in 2004, after an extended career as a chef, predominantly managing foodservice operations in the prestige club sector. Dr Robinson’s research focuses on tourism and hospitality industry workforce issues, food tourism and the scholarship of teaching and learning. He has coordinated and worked on research teams for funded national and international projects relating to skills development, occupational cultures, mobility and workforce policy issues, investigating the characteristics and consumer behaviours of highly involved ‘foodies’ and designing and evaluating education programs in tourism and hospitality. His work in these areas has been published in leading academic journals, edited books, international conference proceedings and practitioner periodicals.

	Links
	UQ School of Tourism

	Keywords
	Management and Commerce: Tourism, Management and Commerce: Labor Relations, Management and Commerce: Industry, Management and Commerce: Hotel & Restaurant Management