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Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Waterloo
United States
Bobbie Chew Bigby is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Waterloo and is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of Notre Dame Australia, Nulungu Research Institute. Bobbie is a scholar, researcher and educator who is passionate about the potential for tourism to serve as a tool for Indigenous and post-conflict communities to be connected with culture, community and the environment. Bobbie’s research and community-based work has taken her to Asia, Indigenous Australia, Canada, US Indian Country and Latin America and she has been supported by Fulbright and Rotary Peace Fellowships.
Bobbie is the co-author/editor of books including the Local Turn in Tourism: Empowering Communities (2022), Socialising Tourism: Rethinking Tourism for Social and Ecological Justice (2021) and the recent Indian City USA (2024). Bobbie is also the lead author for the recent report "Climate Justice and Tourism: An Introductory Guide" that has resulted from collaboration between the Travel Foundation, CREST, Expedia Group and others.
Born and raised in Oklahoma, Bobbie is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and continues to be based primarily in Oklahoma.
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