Manisha Agarwal

Dr. Manisha Agarwal is working with Singapore campus of James Cook University (JCU) as a Senior Lecturer in Business and Psychology programs. She is also Head of Accreditation for Singapore Campus leading various accreditations. Dr Manisha has played a key role in successful AACSB accreditation for Business School in 2021 and currently leading the renewal process. She is an active member of AACSB community and has participated and presented in several conferences.  

Dr Manisha has demonstrated exceptional research output, with peer-reviewed publications in reputable journals, including Current Issues in Tourism, Tourism Recreation Research and Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research.  Dr Manisha’s work, focusing on tourist behaviour, tourism management and post COVID travel has garnered more than 300 citations, indicating significant impact in the field. She has recently published a book with Springer publication. She is currently editing a special issue of a scopus Q1 ABDC- B ranked journal and serves as an Associate Editor for Journal of Tropical Futures.

She is currently supervising one PhD candidate and open to collaborate with scholars, practitioners and PhD candidates in tourism. 

Her research interests include tourist behaviour and understanding of underlying psychological processes in tourists. She is also interested in exploring different methodology to learn more about tourist behaviour and tourism phenomenon such as destination management and loyalty as well as sustainable and responsible tourism. 

To read my Statement of Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion in Teaching

Tourist Behaviour, Destination Loyalty, Repeat Tourism, Sustainable and Responsible Tourism, AI-enabled Consumer Engagement, Technology-enabled Tourism and Influencer Marketing

Tourism, Tourism Management, Tourist Behaviour, Sustainable and Responsible Tourism, Experience Design, Marketing, Loyalty