Tourism and Marketing Research Centre is offering two exciting PhD scholarships.
Exploring Human-AI Interactions in the Visitor Economy
Deadline: 31st March 2023
This research aims to explore human-robot interactions in the service industry. More specifically, research questions will centre around the effect of service robots on various stakeholders and actors in the visitor economy, including frontline employees and customers, in socially complex environments. The project aims to adopt a mixed-method approach, combining quantitative and qualitative methods with a longitudinal approach. The availability and utilisation of service robots will allow for data collection of responses from various stakeholders in ‘live’ settings. Industry collaborations with sectors such as hotels, restaurants, and heritage attractions will allow for empirical insights in diverse contexts of variable suitability. The use of psychophysiological measures will also be considered.
Please find more details here: Exploring Human-AI Interactions in the Visitor Economy at University of Greenwich on FindAPhD.com
Please contact the first supervisor Dr Ryan Yung (r.yung@greenwich.ac.uk) for more information.
Evaluating the impacts of in-prison training programmes on prisoners’ chances of rehabilitation
Deadline 31st March 2023
This research aims to evaluate the impact of hospitality training inside prisons on prisoners’ chances of rehabilitation. This study will adopt a qualitative methodology to generate insights on the benefits of in-prison training restaurants on prisoners’ lives during and after the completion of relevant training programmes, as well as provide valuable findings on the impacts of such training programmes on prisoners’ chances of rehabilitation. Proposed methods include but are not limited to life history interviews, participant observations, and other ethnographic techniques. The outcome of this project makes a significant contribution to knowledge about the efficacy and positive psychological effects of in-prison hospitality training.
Please find more details here: Evaluating the impacts of in-prison training programmes on prisoners’ chances of rehabilitation. at University of Greenwich on FindAPhD.com
Please contact the first supervisor Dr Maria Gebbels ( m.m.gebbels@gre.ac.uk) for more information.
