Susan Weidmann

Degrees

• PhD, Tourism, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
• School of Business
• MS, Ecotourisum, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
• School of Environmental Design and Management
• BS, Financial Counseling and Planning, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA, College of Human Sciences

Companies

• Assistant Professor Appalachian State University (2021)
• Lecturer Appalachian State University (2020 — 2021)
• Assistant Professor Northwest Florida State College (2017 — 2020)
• PHD Candidate University of Otago (2013 — 2018)
• Owner/Ecotourism and Sustainability Consultant Sustainability Solutions Consulting (2010 — 2018)
• Graduate Student University of Portsmouth (2009 — 2011)
• Director of Student Financial Services AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts (2003 — 2009)
• Assistant Director of Financial Aid Ross University School of Medicine (2002 — 2003)
• Financial Aid Counselor Fordham University (2001 — 2002)

Research Interest

• Haunted attractions
• Fear as leisure
• Dark tourism
• Ecotourism
• Sustainable touris

Hobbies

• Hiking
• Cooking
• Wine tasting
• Dancing
• Travelling
• Writing

Selected Publications

• Weidmann, S. (2021). Blogging Our Way Through the Semester. SCHOLE: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 1-2. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1937156X.2021.1986435?casa_token=uk54--rCRIwAAAAA%3Apa7PC0HCbLw3nZDhpG9tpmcz7-d9xx_g5DvUWuOjryA4CFc6CIqi1vDUp1XUGZB6kOMspA1pY-4
• Weidmann, S. (2016). What screams are made of: Selling emotions with tourist promotional rack cards. In 6th advances in hospitality & tourism marketing & management conference (p. 144). http://www.ahtmm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016.pdf#page=160