Dr Cody Morris Paris

ROLE: Deputy Director Academic Planning & Research

CONTACT: 04-4331776

EMAIL: C.Paris@mdx.ac.ae

Biography
Qualifications
- PhD in Community Resource Development, Arizona State University, USA
- MSc in Tourism Studies, Arizona State University, USA
- BIS in International Geography and Political Science with Minors in Cultural Anthropology and Tourism, Arizona State University, USA
Journal Editorial Appointments
- Editor in Chief of e-Review of Tourism Research
- Editorial Board Member:
  
  Mobilities
  
  Applied Mobilities
  
  Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research
  
  Information Technology & Tourism
Professional Associations and Fellowships
- Elected Board Member, Association for Tourism and Leisure Education and Research (ATLAS)
- Elected Board Member, Travel and Tourism Research Association Asia Pacific Chapter (TTRA-APAC)
- Member, Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA)
- Member, International Federation for Information Technologies and Tourism (IFITT)
- Senior Research Fellow, University of Johannesburg
- Board of Directors of the NGO Amizade
Selected Awards
- Travel and Tourism Research Association Charles R. Goeldner Article of Excellence Award presented to the best article published in the Journal of Travel Research in 2013 for: ‘A Quantified Triple Bottom Line for Tourism: Experiential Results’
  
  Note: This prestigious annual award recognizes the article, published in the preceding year, which has been judged to make the greatest contribution to the tourism research literature in terms of its impact on tourism theory and management practice.
- IFITT (International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism) Journal Paper of the Year for: Germann Molz, J. & Paris, C. (2015) Social Affordances of Flashpacking: Exploring the Mobility Nexus of Travel and Communication. Mobilities, 10(2), 173-192.
  
  Note: Awarded for the ‘most innovative and scientifically rigorous article published on IT and Tourism in 2013’.
- Travel and Tourism Research Association Keeling Dissertation Award given to the best nominated PhD dissertation in the field of tourism from 2008-2011. Awarded at the TTRA annual conference in London, Ontario, June 2011.
Biography

Dr. Cody Morris Paris is the Deputy Director of Middlesex University Dubai and an Associate Professor in the School of Law and the Business School. He is also a Senior Research Fellow with the University of Johannesburg. He holds a PhD in Community Resource Development, a MSc in Tourism Studies and a BIS in International Geography and Political Science with minors in Cultural Anthropology and Tourism from Arizona State University, USA.

He has authored/co-authored nearly 100 academic articles, book chapters, and papers in conference proceedings and his research has been recognized with several prestigious awards including the Travel and Tourism Research Association’s (TTRA) Keeling PhD Dissertation Award, TTRA Charles Goeldner Journal of Travel Research Article of Excellence, and the IFITT Article of the year in Information Technology and Tourism. He serves on the Editorial Boards of several leading journals, and currently serves as an elected member of the Executive Board of both the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education and Research and the Travel and Tourism Research Association Asia Pacific Chapter.

Cody is a social scientist with varied research and teaching interests within the areas of Experiential Learning, Community Development, Tourism, Technology, Sustainable Development, Mobilities, International Politics, and Global Security. He has supervised the dissertations of more than 200 postgraduate and undergraduate students to completion across multiple disciplines including International Relations, Sustainability, Education Policy, Human Security, International Politics, International Development, Social Policy, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, and Tourism.

Cody serves on the Board of Directors of Amizade (www.amizade.org), a global-service learning and community development NGO with UN Consultative Status. He has travelled to more than 115 countries, and has developed and/or lead international study abroad, service learning, and other forms of experiential learning programmes to Caribbean, Australia, Fiji, United Arab Emirates, Europe, Singapore, Ghana, and North America.
Learning &
Teaching Interests

Learning and Teaching Interests

Dr. Cody teaches on multiple programmes including the International Politics, Tourism, International Relations, Global Governance and Sustainable Development, Marketing Communications, and MBA.

His current teaching responsibilities include Global Security, Research Methods, Marketing Research and Analytics,Tourism, and Dissertation preparation.
Research
Research Outputs and Interests

Selected Publications

Pre-Proof drafts of all publications can be downloaded from https://mdx.academia.edu/CodyParis and/or https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cody_Paris.
- Paris, C. (2016) Sustainability: A threshold concept for tourism education. Tourism: An international interdisciplinary journal. (Accepted for publication).
- Pstross, M., Rodriguez, A., Knopf, R. & Paris, C. (2016) Realizing the American Dream: Empowering Latino Parents to Transform the Education of their Children. Education and Urban Society. 48(7), 650-671. (Impact Factor 0.444, Google Scholar h-5 Index: 18).
- Butler, G. & Paris, C. (2016) Reaching the End of the Unbeaten Path? An Analysis of Lonely Planet’s Digital Media ‘Requiem’. Anatolia: An international journal of tourism and hospitality research, 27(3), 377-388. (Google Scholar h-5 Index: 15).
- Germann Molz, J. & Paris, C. (2015) Social Affordances of Flashpacking: Exploring the Mobility Nexus of Travel and Communication. Mobilities, 10(2), 173-192. (2012 Impact Factor 1.569, Google Scholar h-5 Index: 26). NOTE: “IFITT Technology and Tourism Article of the year 2013” & “Taylor &Francis ‘most read list of 2015’ Geography, Planning, and Urban Studies”
- Paris, C., Musa, G., & Thirumoorthi, T. (2015). A Comparison between Asian and Australasia Backpackers Using Cultural Consensus Analysis. Current Issues in Tourism, 18(2), 175-195. (Impact Factor 1.733, Google Scholar h-5 Index: 29).
- Seery, P.* & Paris, C. (2015). A Three Dimensional Touristy Typology. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 4(2).
- Paris, C., Nyaupane, G., & Teye, V. (2014) Studying Abroad: Expectations, Outcomes, and Attitudes. Annals of Tourism Research, 48, 275-277. (Impact Factor 3.882, Google Scholar h-5 Index:60).
- Hannam, K. Butler, G. & Paris, C. (2014). Developments and Key Issues in Tourism Mobilities. Annals of Tourism Research. 44, 171-185. (Impact Factor 3.882, Google Scholar h-5 Index:60)
- Hartman, E., Paris, C., & Blache-Cohen, B. (2014) Fair Trade Learning: Ethical Standards for International Volunteer Tourism. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 14 (1-2), 108-114. (Google Scholar h-5 Index: 13) Altmetric: 38 (97^th percentile of the more than 5.4 million research outputs tracked by Almetric)
- Paris, C., Knopf, R., & Andereck, K. (2014) Tourism Visioning: Implementing a Primary Stakeholder Approach. Tourism Review International, 17(4), 267-282. (Google Scholar h-5 Index: 12)
- Lee, W., & Paris, C. (2013). Knowledge Sharing and Social Technology Acceptance Model: Promoting Local Events and Festivals through Facebook. Tourism Analysis, 18(4), 457-469. (Google Scholar h-5 Index: 12)
- Berger, E.A.* & Paris, C. (2013). Exploring the impact of Facebook on backpackers’ social experience in hostels. e-Review of Tourism Research, 10(5/6), 4-18. (Google Scholar h-5 Index: 5).
- Horesjova, T. & Paris, C. (2013) Tourism and the Challenge of Arctic Governance. International Journal of Tourism Policy, 5(1&2) (Google Scholar h-5 Index: 6).
- Paris, C. (2013) Surveying ‘Hard to Sample’ Backpackers Through Facebook: Employing a Mixed-Mode Dual Frame Procedure. Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research. 24(1), 75-85. (Google Scholar h-5 Index: 15)
- Tyrrell, T., Paris, C., & Biaett, V.* (2013) A Quantified Triple Bottom Line for Tourism: Experimental Results. Journal of Travel Research, 52(3), 279-293. (Impact Factor: 2.905, Google Scholar h-5 Index: 44) “Charles Goeldner Article of the Year published in JTR in 2013”
- Paris, C. & Rubin, S.** (2013). Backpacking, Social Media, and Crisis: A Discussion of Online Social Convergence. In L. Cantoni & Z. Xiang (eds.) Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2013: Proceedings of the International Conference in Innsbruck, Austria, January 22-25, 2013. Springer: Vienna. (Google Scholar h-5 Index: 15)
- Hartman, E., Paris, C., & Blanche-Cohen, B. (2012) Tourism & Transparency: Navigating Ethical Risks in Volunteerism with Fair Trade Learning. Africa Insight. 42(2), 157-168. (Google Scholar h-5 Index: 7).
- Paris, C. (2012). Flashpackers: An Emerging Sub-Culture? Annals of Tourism Research. 39 (2), 1094-1115. (Impact Factor: 3.882, Google Scholar h-5 Index: 60)
- Paris, C. (2012). Flashpacking: A Discussion of Independent Travel in a Digital World. Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2012: Proceedings of the International Conference in Helsingborg, Sweden, January 24-27, 2012. Springer: Vienna (Google Scholar h-5 Index: 15)
- Paris, C., Hopkins, S.**, & Westbrook, T.** (2011). Tourists Perceptions of Climate Change in Cairns, Australia. eReview of Tourism Research. 9(6) (Google Scholar h-5 Index: 5).
- Paris, C. (2011). Social Constructivism and Tourism Education. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport, and Tourism Education. 10(2), 103-108. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/hlst/documents/johlste/vol10no2/PP3385Paris103to108.pdf . (Impact Factor: 0.414; Google Scholar h-5 Index: 16)
- Paris, C. & Teye, V. (2011) Segmenting the cruise market: An application of Multiple Correspondence Analysis. Tourism Analysis. 16(5), 617-621. (2015 Google Scholar h-5 Index: 12)
- Teye, V., & Paris, C. (2011) Cruise Line Industry and Caribbean Tourism: Guests’ Motivations, Activities and Destination Preference. Tourism Review International, 14(1), 17-28. (Google Scholar h-5 Index: 12)
- Nyaupane, G., Paris, C., & Teye, V. (2011). Study abroad motivations, destination selection and pre-trip attitude formation. International Journal of Tourism Research, 13(3), 205-217. (Impact Factor: 1.095, Google Scholar h-5 Index: 30)
- Paris, C. (2011). Understanding the Statusphere and Blogosphere: An analysis of virtual backpacker spaces. In R. Law, M. Fuchs, and F. Ricci (eds.) Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2011: Proceedings of the International Conference in Innsbruck, Austria, January 26-28 2011. Springer: Vienna. P 443-455. (Google Scholar h-5 Index: 15)
- Paris, C. (2010) A structural model of personal values and activity participation for backpacker tourists. Annals of Leisure Research 13(1-2), 239-258. (Google Scholar h-5 Index: 9)
- Nyaupane, G., Paris, C., and Teye, V. (2010). Why do students study abroad? Exploring motivations beyond earning academic credits. Tourism Analysis. 15(2), 263-267. (Google Scholar h-5 Index: 12).
- Tyrrell, T., Paris, C., & Casson., M.* (2010) Evaluating Tourism Community Preferences. Tourism Analysis 15(1), 121-124. (Google Scholar h-5 Index: 12).
- Paris, C., Teye, V. (2010) Understanding Backpacker Motivations: A Travel Career Approach. Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management. 19: 1-16. (Previously Journal of Hospitality & Leisure Marketing) (Google Scholar h-5 Index: 23)
- Nyaupane, G., Teye, V., Paris, C. (2008) Innocents abroad: Attitude change toward host countries. Annals of Tourism Research, 35(3), 650-667. (Impact Factor 3.882, 2015 Google Scholar h-5 Index:60)
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