Dr Alan Marvell CGeog

Biography

Occupation: Senior Lecturer Employer: University of Gloucestershire Memo: Alan is a Senior Lecturer in Events Management at the University of Gloucestershire and is currently Placements Tutor in the School of Leisure. His research interests focus on vocational education, pedagogy, event management, tourism planning and the creation of place identities. Previously he spent ten years at Bath Spa University as Course Leader for Tourism Management and a Senior Lecturer in Geography. He has a BA (Hons) in Geography and an MA in Landscape and Society from the University of Gloucestershire and a PGCE in Geography from the University of Southampton. Alan was elected as a Member of the Governing Body of the Geographical Association (2011-2015) and serves as a Director/Trustee. He is also Vice-Chair of the Geographical Association Post-16 and Higher Education Committee. Alan is on the editorial advisory board of The Higher Education Academy 'Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education', The Higher Education Academy journal 'Planet' and the Geographical Association journal 'Geography'.