Prof Abhishek Bhati ~ Campus Dean & Head of Learning, Teaching & Student Engagement
JCU Singapore
- About
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- Interests
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- Research
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- Prof Abhishek Bhati’s research investigates resilience planning in tourism, sustainable development of cities and scholarship of learning and teaching. In particular, he is interested in technology and the role it has as a catalyst for tourism industry changes; “Smart City” as a mechanism for future sustainable development; and the need for tourism to deliver United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Recent projects he has conducted have studied tourist vandalism and effectiveness of stakeholder responses to tourism developments. A/Prof Bhati’s other projects include incorporating ‘work integrated learning’ (WIL) based learning strategies in tertiary education.
- Teaching
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- Abhishek specializes in teaching Marketing, Economics and Services discipline and his current interests include Sustainable Tourism and Customer Experience Management.
- Experience
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- 2016 to present - Campus Dean, James Cook University Singapore (Singapore)
- 2015 to 2016 - Interim Campus Dean, James Cook University Singapore (Singapore)
- 2008 to 2015 - Associate Dean, James Cook University (Singapore)
- Research Disciplines
- Socio-Economic Objectives
Professor Abhishek Singh Bhati is the Campus Dean of James Cook University Singapore campus. As Campus Dean JCU Singapore, Abhishek contributes to JCU’s initiatives in the Tropical Asia. His efforts guide the learning and teaching, studnet experience and academic governance of programs offered in JCU Singapore. In support of JCU’s strategic intent to create a brighter future for life in the tropics world-wide, Abhishek is responsible for delivering graduates and building strategic partnerships that make a difference. Dr Bhati obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Tourism Management (PhD) from James Cook University (2014), Master of Business Administration in Marketing Management (MBA) from Maastricht School of Management (1996) and his Bachelor of Arts in Economics (BA) from the University of Bombay (1994).
He has been successful in securing collaborative grant with Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT), Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC), external industry grant and several internal research grants. His current research interest is tourist behaviour management, resilience planning and scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
Abhishek Bhati’s research investigates resilience planning in tourism, sustainable development of cities and scholarship of learning and teaching. In particular, he is interested in technology and the role it has as a catalyst for tourism industry changes; “Smart City” as a mechanism for future sustainable development; and the need for tourism to deliver United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Recent projects he has conducted have studied tourist vandalism and effectiveness of stakeholder responses to tourism developments. Prof Bhati’s other projects include incorporating ‘work integrated learning’ (WIL) based learning strategies in tertiary education.
- Publications
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These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.
- Journal Articles
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- Bhati A, Nguyen T, Goswami A and Kamble Z (2021) Sustainable tourism development in Vietnam: a case of Hue. Asia-Pacific journal of Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism, 10 (2). pp. 79-94
- Bhati A (2021) Psychographic variables, tourist behaviour and vandalism in the South-East Asian tourism sector. PLoS ONE, 16 (6).
- Bhati A and Agarwal M (2021) Vandalism control: perception of multi-stakeholder involvement in attraction management. Current Issues in Tourism, 24 (17). pp. 2374-2380
- Bhati A, Mohammadi Z, Agarwal M, Kamble Z and Donough-Tan G (2021) Motivating or manipulating: the influence of health-protective behaviour and media engagement on post-COVID-19 travel. Current Issues in Tourism, 24. pp. 2008-2092
- Bhati A, Agarwal M, Tjayaindera D, Aung R, Thu M and Nguyen T (2021) Dark tourism in SouthEast Asia: are young Asian travelers up for it? International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Management, 22 (5). pp. 550-566
- Salter P, Halbert K, Howard E, Bhati A, Wong C, Miles D and Jones P (2021) A continuum for global citizenship: analyzing the complex transformations of service-learning. International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 22 (2). pp. 199-211
- Bhati A and Song I (2019) New methods for collaborative experiential learning to provide personalised formative assessment. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning, 14 (7). pp. 179-195
- Book Chapters
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- Bagchi S, He J, Yan C, Zhang M and Bhati A (2021) Creating excellent guest experiences: servicescape and processes. In: Service Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality: insights from Asia. Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 27-39
- Conference Papers
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- Vadivel V, Song I and Bhati A (2021) Culturally Themed Educational Tools for Enhancing Learning in Southeast Asian Secondary Schools. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. In: FTC 2020: Future Technologies Conference, 5-6 November 2020, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Vadivel V, Song I and Bhati A (2021) Cultural Emotion Games as Trajectory Learning in Southeast Asia. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. In: ICEC 2021: 20th IFIP TC 14 International Conference, 2-5 November 2021, Coimbra, Portugal
- Kamble Z, Kelkar P and Bhati A (2020) Displaced due to conservation and tourism in the heart of India: a review of the relevant policies. Strategic Innovative Marketing and Tourism: 8th ICSIMAT, Northern Aegean, Greece, 2019. In: CSIMAT 2019: International Conference on Strategic Innovative Marketing and Tourism, 17-21 July 2019, Chios, Greece
- Bhati A, Prabhugaonkar Y, Mishra A, Sovichea C and Krasnohorova K (2019) The use of smartphones in enhancing the travel experience of young adults in Singapore. Proceedings of the International Conference on Contemporary Computing and Informatics. In: IC31: International Conference on Contemporary Computing and Informatics, 12-14 December 2019, Singapore
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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 48+ research outputs authored by Prof Abhishek Bhati from 2006 onwards.
- Supervision
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Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.
These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.
- Current
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- Adaptive Technology Integration for Southeast Asia Secondary Schools (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
- Repeat Tourist Behaviour: Understanding motivation and experience of repeat tourists and identifying the stakeholders' perspective (PhD , Primary Advisor)
- Completed
- Collaboration
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The map shows research collaborations by institution from the past 7 years.
Note: Map points are indicative of the countries or states that institutions are associated with.- 5+ collaborations
- 4 collaborations
- 3 collaborations
- 2 collaborations
- 1 collaboration
- Indicates the Tropics (Torrid Zone)
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