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Zilmiyah Kamble

Projects

3

Publications

24

Awards

3


Biography

Dr Zilmiyah Kamble works with James Cook University, Singapore as a Senior Lecturer in Hospitality and Tourism management. Her International Academic and Tourism Industry work experience spans over five different countries (UK, Seychelles, India, Malaysia and currently Singapore).

Her teaching and curriculum development expertise is diverse ranging from operations to management perspectives in Tourism, Hospitality, and Events at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Dr Zilmiyah has a PhD in Hospitality and Tourism Management from Taylor’s University, Malaysia, a Higher Education Teaching Certificate from Harvard University and over 13 years of international teaching experience. She has served as a chair for Board of Studies, led curriculum development in Tourism, Hospitality and Events at various institutions and consulted for training initiatives at the Seychelles Ministry of Tourism.

As a researcher, Dr Zilmiyah is a qualitative researcher, whose ontological and epistemological beliefs are framed in the constructivism and critical theory paradigms. Her diverse research interests include tourism planning, sociology of tourism, destination management, sustainable tourism, community-based tourism, besides hospitality management.

She has been invited as keynote speaker, chaired conference sessions and is also a member of the scientific committee for conferences in Tourism and Hospitality such as Asia-Euro Conference, ICSIMAT and ACSTHB. Dr Zilmiyah is also actively involved with leading journals as a reviewer of research papers and gained experience through membership of the scientific committees for conferences. She is a continuing reviewer for the BEST EN Building Excellence in Sustainable Tourism Education Network and ad-hoc reviewer for the Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, the Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation in Tourism and HospitalityCurrent issues in Tourism and the Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure, and Events.

She has supervised research in both hospitality and tourism, drawing on her considerable industry experience and qualifications in hospitality as well as tourism. Dr. Zilmiyah is interested in prospective PhD candidates with research interest in Tourism planning, destination governance, social impacts of tourism, niche or special interest tourism and hospitality management.

Research

Research Interests

Her research interests include: Tourism planning / Sociology of Tourism / Destination Management /  Sustainable Tourism (Pertaining to SDG 10- Reduced Inequalities, SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production & SDG 16 -Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions) / Hospitality management / Qualitative Research Methodology.

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Teaching

Teaching Interests

Dr Zilmiyah's teaching interests are aligned to teaching students tourism, planning, development, and governance of tourism, through a critical lens with recommendations towards a more community based, sustainable and regenerative tourism. As a tourism and hospitality academic, with industry experience prior to joining academics, she understands the needed competencies, skills, epistemology in tourism and hospitality plus the appropriate pedagogical approach. Her aim is to encourage students to be reflective, develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills in tourism, hospitality and events theory and practice. She teaches a diverse portfolio of subjects and developed curriculum across tourism, hospitality and events managements including Destination Management and Planning, Tourism Systems analysis, Tourism & Hospitality Operations Management, Gastronomy, Food and beverage management, and events management.


Research Advisor Accreditation
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Primary

Research Advisor Accreditation
Role

Chair; Independent Academic


Taught Modules
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2019
Current JCU Research Students
Micro business and cultural heritage in Singapore: Continuity, Custodianship and Community.
Doctorate by Research - time-based
The study of tourism in the staging of Dai dance: community interests, commercial value, and cultural sustainability
Doctorate by Research - time-based
Digitalisation and Digitisation: The Impact on Memory-Making and the Role of Museums
Doctorate by Research - time-based
Industry-informed curriculum management in hospitality tertiary education: The case study of Vietnam
Doctorate by Research - time-based

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Sharma, Ruchi; Kamble, Zilmiyah; Yap, Joel Qi Hong (2024) Community-Based Tourism: Addressing Social. London, United Kingdom: [DOI] ...
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K., Thirumaran; Azzali, Simona; Kamble, Zilmiyah; Prabhugaonkar, Yash; Agarwal, Manisha (2022) In fo. Chel...
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Kamble, Zilmiyah (2022) Reflections of a Qualitative Researcher: Structuring a Qualitative Research . Bingley, United Kingdom: [DOI] ...
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Sharma, Ruchi; Kamble, Zilmiyah (2021) Strategic framework: a roadmap for communities' adaptations a. Singapore: [DOI] ...
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Sharma, Ruchi; Kamble, Zilmiyah (2021) Shifting paradigms in human resource management while strivin. Cham, Switzerland: [DOI] ...
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Kamble, Zilmiyah; Doan, Quoc Toan; Nguyen, Hoai Nam; Zeng, Zeqi; Zihui, Liao Liao (2020) The signifi. Hershey, P...
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Azzali, Simona; Kamble, Zilmiyah; Thirumaran, K.; Wong, Caroline; Wood, Jacob (2020) Mitigating impa. London, UK: ...
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Yap, Joel Qi Hong; Kamble, Zilmiyah; Kuah, Adrian T.H.; Tolkach, Denis (2024) 'The impact of digital. Current Issues in T, . [DOI] ...
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Nguyen, Hong Hanh; Kailasam, Thirumaran; Kamble, Zilmiyah (2023) 'A Scoping Review of the Hospitalit. ASEAN Journal on Hospitality and, 21 (1):48-63. [DOI] ...
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Bhati, Abhishek; Mohammadi, Zohre; Agarwal, Manisha; Kamble, Zilmiyah; Donough-Tan, Gerardine (2022)...
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Bhati, Abhishek Singh; Nguyen, Thanh Hung; Goswami, Anandita; Kamble, Zilmiyah (2021) 'Sustainable t. Asia-Pacifi, 10 (2):79...
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Bhati, Abhishek Singh; Mohammadi, Zohre; Agarwal, Manisha; Kamble, Zilmiyah; Donough-Tan, Gerardine ...
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Kamble, Zilmiyah; Bouchon, Frederic (2016) 'Developing a framework for assessing social cohesion via. Tourism Review, 71 (4):272-286. [DOI] ...
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Kamble, Zilmiyah; Bouchon, Frederic (2014) 'Tourism planning and a nation's vision: a review of the . Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 144 :229-236. [DOI] ...
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Kamble, Zilmiyah (2013) 'Book review of Fundamentals of Planning and Developing Tourism by I.B. Kast Asia-Pacific journal of Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism, 2 (1) :101-104. ...
Journal Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Goel, Aneesh; Kamble, Zilmiyah; Tyagi, Sorabh; Ganesh, Vishnu; Mamuwala, Hasan; San, Nyein Nyein (20...
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Kamble, Zilmiyah; Kelkar, Pragati; Bhati, Abhishek (2020) CSIMAT 2019: International Conference on S...
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Kamble, Zilmiyah; Namnuad, Suchittra; Nguyen, Hoang Phuong; Nguyen, Dinh Tuan; Nguyen, Hong Hanh (20...
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Kamble, Zilmiyah; Bouchon, Frederic (2013) BEST Education Network Think Tank XIII: engaging communit...
Conference Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Kamble, Zilmiyah; Rebelo, Sofia (2011) Internationalization of Higher Education . In: Gupte, Rajani;...
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Tolkach, Denis; Kamble, Zilmiyah; Thirumaran, K.; Ko, Nicole (2022) CAUTHE 2022 Conference: Shaping ...
Conference Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Kamble, Zilmiyah (2019) 2019 APacCHRIE and & EuroCHRIE Joint Conference Tourism contested spaces in Hong Kong, . ...
Conference Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Kamble, Zilmiyah; Bouchon, Frederic (2014) 2nd International Conference on Hospitality & Tourism Man...
Conference Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU
Kamble, Zilmiyah; Bouchon, Frederic (2013) APacCHRIE 2013: 11th Asia Pacific Conference CHRIE confer...
Conference Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU