B. BYNUM BOLEY, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Natural Resources, Recreation and Tourism Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources University of Georgia 301B Building 1 Athens, GA 30602 Email: 706-583-8930 EDUCATION Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Ph.D. in Hospitality and Tourism Management, July 2013 Pamplin College of Business, Dissertation Title: Empowerment and Resident Attitudes toward Tourism: Developing and “Sustainability, Testing the RETS (Resident Empowerment through Tourism Scale)” Chair: Nancy G. McGehee, Ph.D. Future Professoriate Certificate, 2011 Graduate School, Graduate certificate program aimed to prepare future faculty and academic leaders by exposure to concepts that break the mold of existing practices in higher education. University of Montana, Missoula, MT M.S. in Recreation Management, 2009 College of Forestry and Conservation, Thesis: in the Crown of the Continent: Developing and Testing the Geotourism Survey “Geotourism Instrument (GSI).” Chair: Norma P. Nickerson, Ph.D. University of Georgia, Athens, GA B.S. Major: Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism (NRRT). Warnell School of Forestry and Natural 2006 Resources, B.S. Major: Forestry, 2006 Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 2014- Assistant Professor, Natural Resources, Recreation and Tourism, Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Present Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 2013 Post-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA SPECIALIZATIONS AND INTERESTS Sustainable Tourism Development Destination Competitiveness Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Geotourism Nature-based Tourism Resident Attitudes Toward Tourism
B. BYNUM BOLEY, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Natural Resources, Recreation and Tourism Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources University of Georgia 301B Building 1 Athens, GA 30602 Email: 706-583-8930 EDUCATION Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Ph.D. in Hospitality and Tourism Management, Pamplin College of Business, July 2013 Dissertation Title: “Sustainability, Empowerment and Resident Attitudes toward Tourism: Developing and Testing the RETS (Resident Empowerment through Tourism Scale)” Chair: Nancy G. McGehee, Ph.D. Future Professoriate Certificate, Graduate School, 2011 Graduate certificate program aimed to prepare future faculty and academic leaders by exposure to concepts that break the mold of existing practices in higher education. University of Montana, Missoula, MT M.S. in Recreation Management, College of Forestry and Conservation, 2009 Thesis: “Geotourism in the Crown of the Continent: Developing and Testing the Geotourism Survey Instrument (GSI).” Chair: Norma P. Nickerson, Ph.D. University of Georgia, Athens, GA B.S. Major: Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism (NRRT). Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, 2006 B.S. Major: Forestry, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, 2006 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 2014- Assistant Professor, Natural Resources, Recreation and Tourism, Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Present Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 2013 Post-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA SPECIALIZATIONS AND INTERESTS Sustainable Tourism Development Destination Competitiveness Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Geotourism Nature-based Tourism Resident Attitudes Toward Tourism