Dr Hana (Arghavan) Hadinejad is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Hospitality at the School of Business and Law.
Biography
Dr Hana (Arghavan) Hadinejad is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Hospitality at the School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University (ECU). Hana obtained her PhD in the field of Tourism from Griffith University (2020). Prior to joining ECU, Hana worked as a Lecturer in Tourism at the University of South Australia (2020-2023).
Her research focuses on social psychology, emotion, attitude, advertisement, physiological technologies and destination marketing. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, Hana has published in quality journals in the field of Tourism and Hospitality such as Tourism Management, Journal of Travel Research, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, and Tourism Recreation Research. Hana won the Emerald Literati Award for the Highly Commended Paper in 2019 and 2020.
Hana is a passionate educator in the field of Tourism and Hospitality that won multiple awards such as the Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, Course Design award, and the Teaching Excellence Award. Hana attained the Associate Fellow of Higher Education Academy certificate, which is evidence of her commitment to quality teaching and supporting learning in tertiary education.
Hana's industry experience involves the role of a market researcher in Australia and internationally including but not limited to the Australian National Environmental Science Program, The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Mantra Group Hotels, the Intrepid Travel, and Study Gold Coast.
Hana is a member of Biosensor Research Hub Australia as well as The Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE).